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To: GCC Catholic

I do not believe that celibacy necessarily indicates a lack of interest in marriage/women — but I believe it can be a good hide-out for those who are disinterested and don’t want to answer a bunch of questions about their lack of interest.

SnakeDoc


36 posted on 04/14/2010 9:28:36 AM PDT by SnakeDoctor ("The world will know that free men stood against a tyrant [...] that even a god-king can bleed.")
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To: SnakeDoctor
but I believe it can be a good hide-out for those who are disinterested and don’t want to answer a bunch of questions about their lack of interest

This was true recently enough that we still have some priests who entered seminary for precisely this reason.

However, the screening and formation today is set up in such a way that a bunch of questions are asked before and during formation. It's not a good hide-out anymore.

(Full disclosure: I speak this as a current seminarian)

46 posted on 04/14/2010 1:12:06 PM PDT by GCC Catholic (0bama, what are you hiding? Just show us the birth certificate...)
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