Santa Fe Comments
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WHAT'S TO DISCUSS?”
"CELIBACY IS NOT THE PROBLEM; THE PROBLEM IS THE INSECURITY OF THE SUPERIORS TO DEFEND THE PRIESTS THAT ARE IN FALL; AGAINST THE JURIDIC WAY TO DEFEND THE PERSON (SINNER) AND THE RIGHT TO BE FORGIVEN….!"
"MY PARTICIPATION TO AN OPEN DISCUSSION DOES NOT IMPLY THAT I DISAGREE WITH CELIBACY
"THE CELIBACY QUESTION DOES NOT REALLY PERTAIN TO MEMBERS OF ORDERS"
"SEE 1 TIM 3:2"
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I PRAY THAT I WILL LIVE TO SEE THE NEW DAY OF MARRIED AND WOMAN PRIESTS!"
"THE QUESTION OF CELIBACY SHOULD BE LEFT TO THE HOLY SPIRIT WORDING THROUGH THE MAGISTERIUM OF THE CHURCH. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE THAT INVOLVES A 'CHOICE'. I HAVE MADE AND AM REALLY TRYING TO LIVE OUT."
"IT'S TIME!"
"BLESSINGS AND PRAYERS KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK"
"WHY SHOULD SOME ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTS BE ALLOWED MARRIAGE (CONVERTS FROM OTHER CHRISTIAN SECTS) SOME OF WHOM ARE DISILLUSIONED CONSERVATIVES UPSET WITH THEIR OWN CHURCHES"
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READ FATHER G. GALLOTS THEOLOGY OF THE PRIESTHOOD"
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THE DIOCESE OF ARLINGTON ALSO SENT A LETTER TO THEIR BISHOP SUPPORTING CELIBACY. I SUPPORT CELIBACY AS A GIFT AND GRACE THAT COMES WITH THE VOCATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD."
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ANYONE WHO IMAGINES THAT A PRIEST CAN BE FAITHFUL AND EFFECTIVE IN RELATIONSHIP TO 2 WIVES (I.E.HOLY MOTHER CHURCH AND AN EARTHLY SPOUSE) SIMULTANEOUSLY WITHOUT WRANGLING AND FRICTION OF COMPETING INTERESTS HAS GOT ONE 'WILD IMAGINATION'! THE ONLY WOMAN NEEDED MOST IN THE LIFE OF A CATHOLIC PRIEST IS THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AND THOSE WHO HAVE 'TAKEN HER INTO THEIR HOME' AFTER THE EXAMPLE OF ST. JOHN THE BELOVED DISCIPLE ARE NOT SEEKING RELEASE FROM CELIBACY."
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THIS QUESTION BETTER POSED: HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO BE A EUCHARIST CHURCH? IT OPENS UP DIALOGUE FOR ALL POSSIBILITIES."
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EUGENE KENNEDY'S EXCELLENT ARTICLE IN NCR WAS CORRECT. IF THE CHURCH TRULY VALUES EUCHARIST AS WE SAY WE DO THEN WE HAVE TO ADDRESS BOTH THESE ISSUES AS THE PEOPLE OF GOD SOMETIMES HAVE NO ACCESS TO EUCHARIST DUE TO PRIEST SHORTAGES 'OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THE TWO EXPELLED FROM EDEN IT HAS BEEN THE DAUGHTERS OF EVE THAT HAVE HAD THE GREATER BURDEN TO BEAR IN THE WORLD.' "
Not in the Church established and the Holy Spirit has ratified for 2000 years.
I would have no problem signing either of these questions
Celibacy of priesthood is a pearl of the Catholic Church; please don't throw it to the pigs. Matthew 7:6
It is not necessary to devalue celibacy in order to have a married clergy; they both have supreme value and gift in the body of Christ.
God bless you!
Having been married for 20 years and having lived marriage from alter to grave I know the church is right. You have no understanding of what priesthood is about!
I think the present shortage is a message from God. We better listen soon.
Married clergy or priestless church. Prefer first option!
What have you been drinking?
Your short questionnaire motivated my response.
One cannot fight against a virtue! Celibacy is. Permissivity & cowardice have to be fought.
Thanks for giving me a voice in this matter
I can see that a married priesthood would not be practical for me a religious
Do it now before we loose more folks. The process will take a long while.
Strongly believe men who left the ministry to marry with the permission of the church be restored to active duty.
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