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Reflection 272   Based on the Vatican II document 
T
HE MINISTRY AND LIFE OF PRIESTS, 
PRESBYTERORUM ORDINIS - 16

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This article has the traditional teaching about celibacy for priests, including these words:

It is not demanded by the very nature of the priesthood, as is apparent from the practice of the early Church and from the traditions of the Eastern Churches

The evil of compulsory celibacy

 

Jesus, what you made optional, the Church has made compulsory
- with disastrous results. Please help the Church get back to your original arrangement