{"id":5700,"date":"2005-10-12T14:05:06","date_gmt":"2005-10-12T19:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2005\/10\/12\/married-priest-petition\/"},"modified":"2005-10-12T14:05:06","modified_gmt":"2005-10-12T19:05:06","slug":"married-priest-petition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2005\/10\/married-priest-petition\/","title":{"rendered":"Married Priest Petition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fr. Sistare asks the obvious questions<\/a> in response to changing the requirement for priestly celibacy.<\/p>\n

Question: Who will financially support the married priest’s family (not happening on current weekly collections!)? Question: Where are these families supposed to live…in a rectory with a celibate priest? Question: What sort of unity will exist in the presbyterate if some are married and others are celibate?
\nJust a few questions some should ponder before they jump to so called quick solutions!<\/p>\n

This coincides with at thought I had recently of creating a new petition for priestly celibacy for advocates of this discipline change.<\/p>\n\n\n
Holy Father, we believe that now is time to open the priesthood to married men.<\/p>\n

Many parishes are closing because of the priest shortage and allowing married men to join their celibate brothers in ordained ministry will provide additional millions of Catholics access to the Mass and the sacraments.<\/p>\n

Making this extraordinary change now will demonstrate that Church leaders listen to the sensus fidelium (the Vatican-II-Spirit-inspired beliefs of the faithful). It will demonstrate that the Church can respond boldly to one of the major challenges that we, the people of God, face together. It will provide much needed hope to many Catholics who feel a deep sense of betrayal and alienation because of the scandal of clergy sex abuse of children and its coverup by many church officials.<\/p>\n

If this request is followed we will be able to expand just as fast as the Orthodox and Anglicans are currently expanding.<\/p>\n

Sign the petition:<\/p>\n

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\nFull Name
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\nEmail <\/form>\n

\nBecause I fully support a married priesthood here is my credit card information so a suitable amount can be deducted each month to ensure the priest can support his family. This money will be used for buying\/renting appropriate housing since the rectory will not be suitable. Health care, groceries, Catholic schooling and higher education and enough money to sufficiently supply a hopefully large Catholic family. In addition married Bishops will need a sufficiently large allowance so that they make take their families on Ad Limina visits and other occasions. If a Pope decides to get married please deduct a sufficient amount to make over the Papal apartments and to provide his and her popemobiles for Holy Father Family outings.<\/p>\n\n
\nCard Number
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\nI promise not to be scandalized if the priest’s marriage ends in civil divorce and if the marriage is annulled I will contribute financially to help support both his previous family and new one.<\/p>\n

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\nPlease remove the following line from 1st Corinthians " The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord; but the married man is anxious about worldly affairs, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided." and from Mathew 19 "and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven."<\/p>\n

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