Bumping for the cartoon. Great thoughts!
You failed to post the disclaimer that the editorial cartoon is factually inaccurate. The discipline of clerical celibacy dates back to the Apostles, not the 12th century and has Scriptural foundation. Telling the truth isn't part of your agenda though, is it.
What a stupid, oafish cartoon! By placing it here, you denigrate the vocations and work of 98% of the Protestant and Orthodox pastors, not to mention Jewish rabbis. These men (and women) are married, and do their jobs just as well as married doctors, policemen, military, etc.
But, of course, these other denominations , ruled by justice, pay a living wage to their pastors,and provide them with decent housing and company cars. Many of them can well afford domestic help, which frees up their wives tobe true help-mates in the parish.
OTOH, the Catholic Church would probably treat married clergy the way they treat their married teachers--as second class citizens--paying them slave wages, no pension, minimum benefits.
