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Originally posted by CamB
It just won't work without fundamentally changing the entire way priesthood works - from start to finish.
Besides, having seen what they have to do, I honestly don't believe a priest could do a good job being a priest AND live up to a good Catholic ideal of being a father to a family. Not enough hours in the day - they already work pretty hard for their complete lack of money.
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What is different in the mission of a Roman Catholic priest from that of a Lutheran pastor or a Baptist minister or a Moslem mullah or a Greek orthodox priest that he must be denied a family? It was originally imposed to eliminate legitimate heirs inheriting church property.
I think this and the ordination pf women priests as posted by Nostatic are the two key issues the church needs to address. I think the church position on birthcontrol is laughable but I don't believe it will change anytime soon.