I'm Always the Last To Know
The following headline is from USA Today:
Pope upholds Communion, celibacy bans
OK, I want to know when the Church banned celibacy! Because nobody told me!
Pope upholds Communion, celibacy bans
OK, I want to know when the Church banned celibacy! Because nobody told me!
posted by Mark Mossa, SJ at 10:12 AM
6 Comments:
The ban doesn't apply to the New Orleans Province.
Oh well. There's still squirrel hunting.
And I was just getting used to it too. ;(
My, but doesn't that change things!
And when in the world did he ban Communion, LOL?
What is the church coming to, I ask you.
Wait, I have a question. If the pope indeed did overturn the discipline of celibacy, that would only apply for secular priests, right? Prders with vows -- like the Jesuits -- would still follow the prescriptions of their founders, no? I've always wondered that. A Jesuit once told me that it wouldn't affect the order, only diocesans.
Santiago,
You're right. If celibacy were no longer required of priests, that would likely only hold for diocesan priests. Religious priests and brothers, who take a vow of chastity, would likely remain celibate.
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