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I’m not Catholic, so what they do on this issue is a matter of complete indifference to me.

But did somebody hold a gun to these men’s heads and force them to become priests? Did they not know what they were committing to?

You know, if I made a vow to God, I would be a little hesitant aboaut breaking it, even if I believed, as I do in this case, that God didn’t demand it of me.

I would be less so if I made a vow that God would seriously disapprove of like, say, killing someone for some wrong he did.

And what about the women? didn’t they know they were entering into a relationship with a priest?

So, whose responsibility is it that they are in a situation that they find intolerable? Theirs or the Church? I say theirs.

Finally, if a man finds that he cannot live with the obligations of the priesthood, why does he not leave it? This is a case of people wanting to have their cake and eaat it too. They do not have the moral courage to make a difficult decision.

All that said, my understanding is that celibacy is a tradition and not church Dogma, and I think they should change it.

But it’s not really my business. I’m not Catholic.