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To: VidMihi

But there is a cost, which is not worth the advantage.

Priestly celibacy in the Western Church stands in stark opposition to the cult of sexuality in the West. A celibate priest proves that chaste life in complete dedication to God is fulfilling and possible and that control of our passions is possible. In the culture saturated with self-indulgence, priestly celibacy is of tremendous value to the laity today, more than ever before.


13 posted on 05/18/2009 2:55:20 PM PDT by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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To: annalex
While what you say would be nice but for a few problems in it's practice and in the results for the Church . The biggest advantage to allowing priests to marry women would be integrity.
16 posted on 05/18/2009 6:23:43 PM PDT by VidMihi ("In fide, unitas; in dubiis, libertas; in omnibus, caritas.")
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