[Aquinasfan]

"The first assertion we still make is that priestly celibacy is relevant because our Lord Jesus Christ is relevant who, consecrated Supreme and Eternal Priest by the Father, chose to live his priesthood in chastity and celibacy. We cannot forget, Pope Paul VI states in the encyclical Sacerdotalis coelibatus, that the Son of God, who assumed a perfect human nature and raised marriage to the dignity of a sacrament, remained throughout his own earthly life in a state of perfect virginity, to signify his total dedication to the service of God and the human race.1"

I guess Jesus' example should count for something.

[frogjerk]

I guess Jesus' example should count for something.

Ya Think?!?

;)

[trisham]

I guess Jesus' example should count for something.

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One would think. It's funny that so many here see celibacy as some kind of punishment, when it is my understanding that it is partly designed to free a priest from responsibilities that would distract him from his role in the Church and parish. It is a choice, a way to serve God more completely. Ironic, I think that it is so often viewed otherwise.