[Recovering Ex-hippie]

I still can’t see the rigidity of Catholics with celibacy yet there are ‘exceptions”.

[AnAmericanMother]

There's that scary word, "rigid" . . . . That adjective is dreadfully overused by liberal Catholics/CINOs, who apply it to any aspect of Catholicism that they don't like . . . .

Seriously, celibacy is hardly rigid -- it's a discipline, not a doctrine.

But most priests will tell you that it's a grace and a gift, and bears great fruit. The priesthood is a sacrifice in many ways, and celibacy is but one aspect of that.

What's rigid about that?