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| Topic Started: Thursday, 15. December 2011, 23:15 (530 Views) | |
| Rose of York | Friday, 30. December 2011, 19:57 Post #31 |
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They dress up like Tsars and they behave like Tsars. |
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| PJD | Sunday, 1. January 2012, 13:23 Post #32 |
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"Ned, I think the idea is that of a majority of the laity, perhaps an overwhelming majority. A couple of doctrine contenders today might be; 1. Family planning via artificial birth control 2. Married priests Gerry" Yes I agree with the categories outlined by Gerry; and perhaps to include divorced/remarried. The sexual revolution from the 1960's onwards cannot be ignored, in the same way I suppose that Jesus did not ignore 'their hardness of hearts' in the OT. PJD PJD |
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| Rose of York | Sunday, 1. January 2012, 16:47 Post #33 |
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I would give high priority to examining the disciplinary law of celibacy for priests. Many think it is mainly about a man dedicated to God going without a sexual relationship. There is more to it than that. Priests used to share their home life with each other. Now we have priests soldiering on into their late seventies, whose meals were cooked, shopping and laundry done, by housekeepers up to about twenty years ago, so the priest who most likely left home for junior seminary, had to learn domestic skills in middle age. It is rather harsh, expecting an old man to do without a companion and helpmate on top of his priestly duties, in advanced old age. When his health finally fails, what a culture shock it must be, moving out of a parish where he had a role, to be just another old bachelor in a flat, surrounded by strangers. It beats me why he cannot even marry a wife for companionship and mutual support in retirement. |
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| Emee | Sunday, 1. January 2012, 22:28 Post #34 |
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Good grief Rose I agree! It does seem unnecessarily harsh. Somewhere in the Bible it talks about a couple that married for "sincerity" rather than lust (I wish I could remember which couple this was - that is, in addition to the Holy Family) - so even back then the Bible was holding the truth of the initial foundations of Christian Marriage. Yes what would be so wrong with a Priest having a companion in "sincerity" in old age? |
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| Rose of York | Sunday, 1. January 2012, 22:58 Post #35 |
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Emee he could even enjoy a good cuddle. |
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