Will this have any effect on married priests already serving (converts from Anglican and Lutheran church and those within the Eastern Rite Uniate Churches) in the Roman Catholic church?
Yeah, let's continue to disuade heterosexual men from becoming priest. Let's see who's left?
Yeah, let's continue to disuade heterosexual men from becoming priest. Let's see who's left?
Essentially, the bishops said "Well, let's talk about the shortage of priests and the dilemma of divorced and remarried Catholics, but keep doing things the way we're doing them."
At least they got three weeks in Rome out of the deal.
1Ti 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
As I understand it, the Eastern Orthodox church requires priests to be married because of this particular passage. I'm not trying to be iireverent here, I genuinely want to know how they reconcile their position.
This has no basis in the Bible. Celibacy has long since outlived its land-controlling usefulness for the Vatican. Ditch it now, so the Catholic Chuch can weed out the sodomites, grow stronger and help push back Satanic Islam worldwide.
This thread has become an "aw geez, not this crap again" moment.
Apologies in advance if I'm changing the subject a little here, but does anyone remember circa 1972 when the "Pill" was becoming a big deal and the Pope at that time was all riled about it? Remember the headlines? "You no playa da game, you no maka da rules" (Mr. KK)</p>
That's just dandy. Gay priests are still in; married priests are still out.
Same Old Same Old.
We paid their airfares to Rome for this?