As a Young Priest Benedict XVI ‘Called For The Church to Investigate Priestly Celibacy’

The Catholic Herald (UK) ^ | 1/28/11 | Anna Arco

[Jim Noble]

Then you’d have to convince your Catholic bishop that your re-conversion was sincere

Actually, I believe that Episcopal priests and Lutheran ministers who were baptized and confirmed as Catholics are not eligible for priestly ordination upon reversion.

[ArrogantBustard]

Given the past corruption of the clergy it would seem like a no brainer.

Yes, indeed ... only someone with no brains would propose changing the current Latin Rite discipline of clerical celibacy.

[Ransomed]

The value of the discipline of celibacy is one of the very few issues where some conservative nonCatholic Christians and all liberal Catholic Christians will normally agree.

I bet there isn’t one wackadoo liberal Catholic pundit that digs abortion, birth control, priestesess, and ‘gay marriage’ and also thinks the discipline of celibacy is valuable.

Freegards