--- Cornel DaCosta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > However, he was glum about just one thing. He told > me that the parish priest of the church was now a > married priest. My friend said he stopped attending > church as he could not accept this new fact. > > Is there a way to help this guy out of his dilemma > now that the priests have sorted out theirs? > Mario observes: > Cornel, As I'm sure you know, it has been a long standing practice in the Catholic Church to allow priestly converts who are already married to stay married, so I'm not sure why the recent angst about this. > The reasons for the celibacy for Catholic priests are highly philosophical, theoretical, complex and controversial, and difficult for most lay people to understand. Those who become priests accept the reasons. Some cannot handle it, and leave. > I hope this is not too avant-garde but I would tell your friend not to throw out the baby with the bath water. To focus on the rock solid moral code of the religion rather than the subsequent human-imposed rules and regulations by the "Princes" of the Church that are less important than the basic philosophy of Christ and how one lives one's daily life. > If one accepts the rock solid moral code and philosophy of Christ, one cannot be deterred by the personalities who may besmirch the institution from time to time. Catholics have done far worse in past ages than what your friend is upset about today. > Good luck. > >
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