[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

Uh huh.

Fortunately the current Pope has said the policy is a discipline——NOT a dogma etched into stone.

While not a great a fan of Pope Francis, he is absolutely right on that point and I do think we will some more changes on Church policy regarding clerical marriage in our lifetime.

Some think I’m a liberal because of my opposition to compulsory clerical celibacy. I laugh at that. My politics is slightly to the right of the late Sen. Jesse Helms. I am certainly far more conservative than your average everyday Catholic voter.

I view my position as the traditional Church position. Therefore a conservative position.

[Mrs. Don-o]

MMmmm, yeah, but is this news? I knew priestly celibacy was a discipline, not a dogma, since I was preparing for Confirmation. That would be 50 years ago.

I thought it was common knowledge --- amongst Catholics, anyway.