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gopiscrap

(23,762 posts) Wed Sep 11, 2013, 09:17 PM Sep 2013

What did Pope Francis say about priestly celebacy today?

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What did Pope Francis say about priestly celebacy today? (Original Post) gopiscrap Sep 2013 OP

Ho. Lee. Fuk. MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #1

I don't find this all that surprising muriel_volestrangler Sep 2013 #2

makes sense..also I think you can be a Lutheran minsiter and go the same route as a gopiscrap Sep 2013 #3

MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts)

1. Ho. Lee. Fuk.

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 09:26 PM

Sep 2013

His number 2 said it's discussable:

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/09/11/20433950-pope-francis-no-2-clerical-celibacy-is-open-to-discussion?lite

muriel_volestrangler

(101,347 posts)

2. I don't find this all that surprising

Reply to gopiscrap (Original post)

Thu Sep 12, 2013, 11:29 AM

Sep 2013

They were willing to let already-married Anglican priests become Roman Catholic priests, so it was a matter of "this is how we control the community of priests, by only training those willing to give up sex and marriage" rather than "priests cannot be married".

gopiscrap

(23,762 posts)

3. makes sense..also I think you can be a Lutheran minsiter and go the same route as a