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To: the_conscience; Campion
There are dangers of both sides. Many who in the past felt the call to be a pastor or priest did not have the call to be celibate. Many married pastors have felt that having in effect two families means that one is always left out (I know a number of Lutheran pastor's kids who felt that way, and one who will not marry as an active pastor because of it).

Now I feel that mandated celibacy for the priesthood is not good, being a celibate priest is not bad either.

133 posted on 12/14/2009 5:57:24 PM PST by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: redgolum
Now I feel that mandated celibacy for the priesthood is not good, being a celibate priest is not bad either.

I agree. It depends on the conscience of the person.

149 posted on 12/14/2009 7:56:07 PM PST by the_conscience (I'm a bigot: Against Jihadists and those who support despotism of any kind.)
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