[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

The official church leaders (i.e., Benedict XVI & Co.) need to make it very difficult again to become a Catholic priest. They need to reinstitute requirements for intensive and long studies of Latin, Greek, philosophy and theology. A lot less time for clubbing and gourmet dining. Also, make it a requirement AGAIN that clergy wear their clerical garb.

Things got way too lax, too liberal and too flakey during the period of the great invasion by the Rainbow pederast crowd. The only way to protect the priesthood from sexual criminals is to make it a lot less attractive and less friendly to their lifestyle. There should be ABSOLUTELY NO BEACH RESORT VACATIONS for clergy. That will cut the numbers of fruitcakes down considerably. Keep them away from boys in swimsuits AT ALL COSTS. If they know they will never get access to that as priests, they won't seek clerical careers as a lifestyle option.

[american colleen]

While I agree that seminary admission and curriculum should be more intensive and require what you list, I don't know if it's fair to restrict a cleric's 'off time'? I see what you are getting at though...

I know several diocesan priests who have family money and who go off on hunting trips or fishing trips or golf resort trips. I'm sure you do as well. I also know someone who knows a very, very orthodox priest (nationally well known) who loves expensive dinners in fine restaurants accompanied by bottles of expensive wine. I'm never sure what to think of this. Was just thinking too, that one of the FR posters personally knows a very orthodox bishop here in the US who keeps a personal temp controlled wine cellar full of expensive wines.

[redgolum]

They need to reinstitute requirements for intensive and long studies of Latin, Greek, philosophy and theology

You mean they don't have to do that now? Heck, at a LCMS seminary you have to learn Greek, Hebrew, Latin, and a bit of German (we are Lutheran after all). And that is just in the first year!