To: SnakeDoctor
My questions arise not with elective celibacy generally, but with mandated celibacy for clergy. Thank you for the clarification. Celibacy is a discipline, not a doctrine. Those who are not called to celibacy need not apply. It's really just that simple.
37 posted on
03/14/2010 3:36:17 PM PDT by
NYer
("Where Peter is, there is the Church." - St. Ambrose of Milan)
To: NYer
>> Those who are not called to celibacy need not apply. It’s really just that simple.
Given the case of Peter, that seems like a rather arbitrary rule ... and one likely not acknowledged by Christ Himself when selecting apostles.
SnakeDoc
39 posted on
03/14/2010 3:49:27 PM PDT by
SnakeDoctor
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