To: Antoninus
Deacons take note... Discussion of celibacy is a very good thing.
2 posted on
09/09/2003 7:39:28 PM PDT by
sinkspur
(Adopt a dog or a cat from a shelter. You'll save one life; you might very well save two!!)
To: sinkspur
[T]he Church formally imposed celibacy on all priests in 1123 at the First Lateran Council - because married priests were involved in so many sex scandals. The Church's answer to the sex scandals of today should be the same: to emphasize celibacy more, not less.
Game, set, match.
Discussion of celibacy is a very good thing.
The only discussion of priestly celibacy that's good is the type which considers how best to defend the concept.
4 posted on
09/09/2003 7:48:07 PM PDT by
Antoninus
(In hoc signo, vinces †)
To: sinkspur
Adhering to the teachings of the Apostles is a better thing.
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