Several of the priests from my hometown left the priesthood. They married and had children. They are good people and many regret their loss. To bad they cannot join the priesthood as this Episcopal fellow did and work for a better world. It is time to call on Rome to stop the foolish duplicity. Either you can be married or not.
>>>>Several of the priests from my hometown left the priesthood. They married and had children. They are good people and many regret their loss. To bad they cannot join the priesthood as this Episcopal fellow did and work for a better world.
They made a conscious choice that the clergy was not to be their vocation. They chose marriage OVER their vocation. That is far different than what this fellow did. They can certainly work for the Church in their married state, there is no need to be a priest to make this a better world.
>>>It is time to call on Rome to stop the foolish duplicity. Either you can be married or not.
It is hardly duplicity. We also have different rites. Some attend the Maronite Rite, some the Roman Rite. Is that also duplicity? Its a discipline. The Church can adapt it to the needs of this or that community, and accordingly, it will be different in different situations.
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Married men can become deacons in the Catholic Church, and I think it would be great to see more men who retire at 65, with 20 or 30 years ahead of them, become active deacons.