Articles on this issue "celibacy"
Why can’t priests marry? It’s a question people often ask and the requirement of celibacy has also been blamed as one of the causes of sexual abuse by priests. A recently published …
read moreIn response to a manifesto signed by 143 theologians, calling for theordination of womenand the abolition of priestly celibacy, the German bishops are expressing disagreement. A communiqué …
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read moreHere is the address Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, delivered Monday to the Colloquium "Priestly Celibacy: Foundations, Joys and Challenges," which took place …
read moreThe theology of the body is often seen as something for married couples, but many clergy and religious are finding renewal in their celibate vocations through John Paul II's teachings. Sister …
read moreMarried priests are an exception and the Church is increasingly convinced that they must remain so, according to a spiritual theology professor at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. …
read morePriestly celibacy is not psychologically dangerous, and in fact, sexual behavior based on "anything goes" is what is truly destructive to the personality. This is the affirmation made by Dr. …
read moreThere are cases when priests' lack of discipline causes grave scandal and wounds the common good; to help quickly remedy these situations, Benedict XVI has extended the faculties of the …
read moreScandals that arise when priests fail to live celibacy are not just about priestly discipline, but rather about a failed understanding of human love, says the cardinal archbishop of Lima, …
read moreAllowing priests to marry is not the answer to the shortage of priestly vocations, said Archbishop Philip Wilson in a new pastoral letter on celibacy. Archbishop Wilson of Adelaide, who is …
read moreHere is an article written by Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, on "The Importance of Priestly Celibacy." It was published in the Italian edition of …
read moreBenedict XVI and his collaborators in the Roman Curia reaffirmed the importance of priestly celibacy, and stressed the need for a "human and Christian formation" for priests and seminarians. …
read moreA Vatican-organized Internet videoconference of theologians is scheduled this Friday on the theme of "Celibacy and the Priest's Paternity." Monthly videoconferences organized by the …
read moreHere is a translation of the address John Paul II delivered today to Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, on the occasion of the dicastery's plenary …
read moreJohn Paul II says the emotional maturity of candidates for the priesthood, and their ability to live in celibacy, must be verified from the moment they enter the seminary. The Pope made this …
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