[wagglebee]

From post #21:
Married priests will not destrtoy the priesthood any more than celibacy did. See how well that truned (sic) out?

I took that to be a reference to the homosexual abuse scandals, if I was wrong I apologize.

Paul repeatedly wrote of the ideal of celibacy, there is every reason to look for this ideal in our clergy. What's next after married priests? Will homosexuals in "civil unions" be agreeable? Where do we stop the descent?

If someone wants to be married and enter the clergy, there are plenty of denominations that would be happy to accept him.

[bigsigh]

There were married priests before and in case you're ill-informed there are married priests now, let into the church by the last pope. See how that's destroying everything we stand for?

I said nothing about homosexuals or child molesting. This is where you get on a track and run over everything in your path. All comments and issues are not left-wing conspiracies running us into the bowels of hell. Concrete thinkers on church policy go into a fit whenever a change is made or someone picks up a guitar in church.

Paul certainly was entitled to speak or write on celebacy. As are you. But so what, which pope was he? I forget.