great pic. in who's audience were the jovial clerics (I think I know already)?
We just had a visit from Cardinal Arinze here in St. Augustine. He celebrated Mass at the Cathedral yesterday, and we all turned out for it. He's a very charming person, with that wonderful African accent and fondness for telling odd little allegories to illustrate his point. Afterwards, when he was greeting people, he kept asking all the young boys if they were going to be priests when they grew up!
The Catholic Church position demanding celibacy among the priesthood could be argued as quite unbiblical...
Some people are given the grace to live single and pure lives for a given season of their life in order to serve in ministry or missions function...
Yet eventually seasons pass, and the blessing of a believing spouse is received.
The "tradition" of celibate life for ministers is the invention of men -- and Christans should prayerfully consider the Biblical point of view -- then I suspect recruiting would improve by God's grace given in the lives of these young candidates.
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him.” -- Genesis 2:18
Do we not have the right to bring a believing wife with us when we travel as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Peter? -- 1 Corinthians 9:5
They're a group of young people discerning religious vocation. They love comments, but most especially your prayers.