Yes I agree, they should have a right to choose celibacy if that is their calling, but to enforce it (and therefore push contrasting urges into less public parts of their lives) is pretty much planning to fail from the onset.
I for one would have infinitely more trust of a married man with kids spending time with altar boys out of the public eye, than a gay priest that may have been abused as a child themselves, falling into that abuser<>victim cycle of a snake eating its own tail that perpetuates this execrable behaviour down through the centuries.
I like the sound of Eastern Orthodox Churches. Sounds like the real deal.
Thanks again....
It just makes sense, doesn't it?
Yes I agree, they should have a right to choose celibacy if that is their calling, but to enforce it (and therefore push contrasting urges into less public parts of their lives) is pretty much planning to fail from the onset.
I for one would have infinitely more trust of a married man with kids spending time with altar boys out of the public eye, than a gay priest that may have been abused as a child themselves, falling into that abuser<>victim cycle of a snake eating its own tail that perpetuates this execrable behaviour down through the centuries.
I like the sound of Eastern Orthodox Churches. Sounds like the real deal. Thanks again....