"The value of the choice of priestly celibacy, according Catholic tradition, has been reaffirmed, and the need for solid human and Christian training, for seminarians as well as already ordained priests, has been reiterated ..."
Not a bad article. Though most of the final paragraph is almost total nonsense:
The debate is unlikely to take on much steam under the current reign, though supporters of loosening the celibacy vows say that Benedict officially addressing the issue helps keep it alive for the future. One Vatican source told TIME that a surprising sign of support for the progressives on this issue may be coming from one of Benedict's most loyal deputies and a noted traditionalist, Vienna's Cardinal Cristoph Schonborn. Austria, coincidentally or not, is one of the countries most sorely in need of priests.
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You're right the last paragraph is a bit weird. I think the Pope's quite able to make his mark there!
I once tried to articulate to an Anglican priest why I thought a celibate priesthood was, in my mind, something good and of value. I was trying not to insult him, but did make the point that I would see a non-celibate priest as distracted and missing his real vocation to a family...but he didn't seem to get it. :-(
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