Priestly celibacy is again a topic of debate in the Catholic Church with news of an alleged disagreement over the issue between Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. I’m going to withhold personal judgment of the controversy until more information is revealed. But I would like to address the criticism of the discipline itself….
Former Pope Benedict XVI is releasing a book co-authored with Cardinal Robert Sarah defending clerical celibacy. The book comes as a response to the news that Pope Francis will be publishing his own thoughts on the subject. Benedict’s book “From the Depth’s of Our Hearts” comes out in the midst of some bishops within the Catholic…
Mary Margaret Olohan – Retired Pope Benedict XVI is releasing a book on priestly celibacy Feb. 20. – The book comes as Pope Francis prepares to publish his own thoughts on priestly celibacy. – “From the Depths of Our Hearts” takes a “serious and unflinching look at the crisis in the Catholic Church,” its press…