That people think married priests would solve our sexual morality problems is absurd in light of all this, then, because marriage can’t simply be a legitimate moral outlet for our disordered sexual lust. (On the contrary, if the argument for married priests would help to increase the number of priests entering, that’d be different, but I don’t think that is why you are disagreeing with it.) Celibacy is a grace, a gift much like the gift given to married couples. It is a grace given to stay faithful to one’s vows. Some people have entered into that relationship for bad reasons and bad things, horrible things, result. But an interesting point to end with—the number of abuse cases from the celibate priesthood is no higher than in any Protestant denomination. Marriage doesn’t help the problem.
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my answer (part 2, the big conclusion!)
Date: 2003-09-10 10:50 pm (UTC)