Or, at worst, via IM; some time ago I had a conversation with someone unfamiliar with the Church about the church’s leadership- he, like a lot of people, were under the impression that we get to choose our leaders- we do not. <\/p>\n
The church hierarchy is like royalty- it isn’t genetic, but it is appointed and “Earned”. You can “Earn” a priesthood, but not a lot who “Earn” it deserve it. And the corruption in the church, right now, is at a high not seen since the days of selling indulgences- though now it’s bad in whole new ways. <\/p>\n
The Pope’s new statement about celibacy of priests is an example of this. there are a bunch of people who suffer from the delusion that “married priests would be less likely to molest children”. This could not be further from the truth. A predator naturally puts himself in a situation where prey exists, and allowing him to be married changes nothing except gives him a cover identity. Plenty of married men molest children, sometimes their own. This is not about that. <\/p>\n
Celibacy in the priesthood is not about that. The priesthood is a bloody difficult gig, and anyone who thinks otherewise ought to try to live that life for about a week. Most I know would be hard pressed to last a week <\/p>\n
A diocesan priest has a family, and they can number in the thousands. he is responsible for all their well being, and it is a job that is emotionally draining, financially difficult, and doesn’t involve getting a good nights sleep very often. <\/p>\n
Certainly there are plenty who do not do that job well, that is the way of the world. I cannot imagine a man trying to be a priest and also a husband and father, you cannot do both jobs properly, you simply cannot. <\/p>\n
if you want proof that the Church leadership is disconnected from the real world, you only need look at this. And if you’re a praying person, pray. Pray that the Creator judges us not as we deserve, but with infinite mercy. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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