[Brian Griffin]

Roman Catholic Church should repeal its celibacy requirement for priests, IMHO.

However, it is not proper for a government panel to tell a church how to run its religion.

I believe celibacy was meant to prevent priesthoods from becoming family businesses.

[LouieFisk]

“I believe celibacy was meant to prevent priesthoods from becoming family businesses.”
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Maybe, but it also keeps them from the worldly concerns of tending to a wife and family so they can be centered on their practice as priests.

[G Larry]

Thanks, but we’ll keep the celibacy requirement despite the ill conceived notions of you and Australia.

Do you suppose that dating priests, philandering priests, and divorced priests would help anything?

[frogjerk]

I believe celibacy was meant to prevent priesthoods from becoming family businesses.

You are incorrect and misguided

[Arthur McGowan]

Clerical celibacy is rooted in Eucharistic Realism.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Ah! So marriage cures homosexuality. Who knew?

Quick, let’s tell the Anglicans.