Nella Bibbia il celibato per i sacerdoti non è concepito. Purtroppo la “Tradizione umana cattolica” ha sostituito la “Parola di Dio”; niente di nuovo sotto il sole. A mio avviso, come avviene nella Chiesa Ortodossa, dovrebbe essere lasciata la libertà di scelta.
VMR Chianese
I believe Catholic priests should be able to marry. The first few centuries of Christianity, priests were allowed to be married. It was only later that the Church made “rules” for priesthood. Some of Jesus’ apostles were married.
I personally know a very kind, loving, smart, learned, inspiring man who was a priest for many years, and he left the priesthood to marry and raise two children. Especially with such a shortage of Catholic priests, the Church would be enhanced by allowing married priests.
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My country is rapidly becoming missionary territory as the number of priests is dwindling at an alarming rate. The time has come to allow priests to marry. We have lost so many wonderful priests to marriage – they should be welcomed back and take their rightful place alongside their ex-Anglican married colleagues, who are so gratefully valued by us all. St Peter was married – this rule of celibacy has only been in force for less than half the church’s existence. It is time for this to be changed.
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I am a priest! I was in active ministry for almost 20 years when I realized I was in love with Nancy. We married & adopted two sons. We were very involved with (Catholic) Worldwide Marriage Encounter, presenting their weekends for over 20 years, before Nancy died. Marriage Encounter was an apostolate for both of us, & cemented our ties to the Church. I would happily return to active priestly ministry now, & I have shared this desire with a few others, who are also convinced that marriage would enhance priestly ministry, mine & others. The early tradition of the Western Church & the on-going tradition of Eastern Catholicism is certainly the basis for making this powerful change!
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I was a religious 40 years and priest 30 years before leaving with permission to get married. I was blessed all this time with a great education, wonderful confreres and good superiors. I had great and bad experiences in many parts of both countries that taught me a lot; but I started as an immature teenager, and hurt a number of people – particularly women religious – In confused friendships as I struggled to be celibate. Our order even has an organization of former members that keep in touch, and many are still extraordinary Christians and members of the Church. The person I married had a multi-handicapped foster son and she died of cancer a year after our marriage, so I had him for 15 more years before he died. He too taught me much in his different way. I still begin my day with an hour of contemplative prayer, and am active in both Church and political-social things – trying to work for the reign of God in this world….and I read and do other tasks at Church, as well as attend non-Catholic Churches in my area to try to bring us all closer together…God’s will for us as I see it. I now see “Church” as wider than our official Catholic views. I resonated with Pope John 23rd and Vatican II, and I do again with Pope Francis. I wonder (Prayerfully) I there is a new place for people with my outlook – a non-celibate and married sort of religious order of priests and perhaps non-priests – to fit into today’s world? And as I see parishes all around me closing for lack of priests, I wish I could be helping by offering Mass at some of them…before it gets too late and we die of old age. I regularly would like to add my “two cents worth” at both Masses and Protestant services.
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