celibacy

The L.A. Times reported yesterday that Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala's resignation has been accepted by the Pope......phew! What a kind gesture! Why were this hypocrite's transgressions suddenly revealed-- after more than 12 years? Anyone care to comment? Or is this not worth discussing?:rolleyes:

There's an interesting discussion article here at The Society Pages on attempts by NYPriest.com to "re-masculinise" the priesthood in the wake of the various scandals, part of the "The World Needs Heroes" campaign, with the slogan: The Priesthood is tough and it's for real men. You have to a a...

Forgive me, but I am very ignorant of buddhist philosophy. I was alerted to a NY Times article today of a buddhist couple living in my great state of Arizona that never stray more than 15 feet apart (5 m give or take) from each other. Here is the article Making Their Own Limits in a Spiritual...

http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/faith-and-a-way-of-life-look-shaky-for-shakers/2005/11/19/1132017026150.html Oh, now I see.

I think I remember hearing/reading somewhere that the catholic church only said priests had to be single some stage in the middle ages, and this was because they were worried about losing land when they married, although I would imagine they made another reason up to justify it (i.e. say God...