[old and tired]

Thanks for the article.

Catholics don't go to confession now. How many would go if they had to confess their sins to a married man?

[american colleen]

Good point. The whole point of the push by these dissident groups is to make the priesthood into the same as the laity. Much like most of the Protestant denoms.

[franky]

Yes. I go to confession and there are 3 people waiting. Next day I go to the 9AM or 11AM Mass and 200 or more receive. I am still perplexed.

[sinkspur]

Catholics don't go to confession now. How many would go if they had to confess their sins to a married man?

Eastern Rite Catholics don't seem to have a problem, nor do those who go to one of the nearly 100 married Anglican-dispensation converts.

Catholics favor married priests, overwhelmingly.

I suspect they would get over any discomfort about confession, knowing that the seal of confession protects them.