Posted on 03/31/2013 12:48:50 PM PDT by Olog-hai
But wasn’t it Cardinal Wuerl who did the transfer of Fr. Marcel Guarnizo?
You have supplied some good material to study. Even though we have a difference of thinking on mandatory celibacy, I will continue to explore the subject.
Yes, married Deacons are effective, my Father-in-law was one, and my Brother-in-Law is, as well. However, their FIRST priority is, and always will be, their families. Deacon candidates's wives go through the program with the men, so that they have full knowledge of what their husband's duties will mean for their families, and the men do NOT get ordained without the express permission of their wives.
An unmarried priesthood means that the mens' responsibilities will be first and foremost to the people of the Church, and won't have the distraction, or the divided loyalty, if you will, of a man with a family. There have been some ordained Deacons who have entered the priesthood after the death of their wives.
As for the Clergy who have entered the Church as married men, I don't believe they are made Pastors, for the same reason that married ordained Deacons are not made priests; their first responsibilities are to their wives and families.
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