Should Catholic priests remain celibate? (from BBC NEWS)
Pope Benedict XVI has defended celibacy among priests, saying it was a sign of "full devotion" to the Catholic Church.
He was speaking at a theological conference before meeting Germany's top bishop for talks about a new crisis over the sexual abuse of children.
German Bishop Robert Zollitsch apologised again to victims of abuse by German priests.
The Archbishop of Vienna had suggested that the Church should examine celibacy and priests' training.
'Honesty needed'
Europe's Catholic paedophile scandal now affects institutions in Ireland, the Netherlands, Austria and Germany.
In Vienna, Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn wrote in a diocesan magazine that "the issue of priest training, as well as the question of what happened in the so-called sexual revolution" needed to be addressed.
"It also includes the issue of priest celibacy and the issue of personality development. It requires a great deal of honesty, both on the part of the Church and of society as a whole," he added.
But the Pope said on Friday that celibacy is "the sign of full devotion, the entire commitment to the Lord and to the 'Lord's business', an expression of giving oneself to God and to others".
*What´s your opinion? Do you think celibacy is an expression of giving oneself to God and to others, as the Pope said? Should celibacy be abolished from Catholic Church?...
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I dont think celibacy is an expression of the entire commitment to the Lord and the answer is that other religions,even within christians,allow their priests to marry.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with Emiliano. Besides, nowadays there are fewer priests than never. I think that many people that have had to refuse to priesthood because their marriage would have continue being and acting like priests. Celibacy should be an optional choice not a compulsory vow.
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