EXAMININGMARRIEDPRIESTHOODIN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

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SEMINARIANS

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SEMINARIANS

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13%

Drop Out: 2600Attain Priesthood: 400

2010

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EASTERN CATHOLICS

EASTERN CATHOLICS

Priests and the faithful alike are committed to the same level of holiness and strive to achieve a higher level of it.

EASTERN CATHOLICS

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§1 Perfect and perpetual continence for the sake of the Kingdom of heaven.

§2 Prudence required.

§3 Bishop can make norms.

Canon 277

In the position that the Church teaching of Vatican II assigns the bishops, such a papal declaration cannot discharge the bishops from their own responsibility to themselves newly reassess this question; the pope cannot take this responsibility from them.

Celibate Priesthood

1.Facilitates devotion to Christ by leaving the heart undivided

2. Increases availability of the priest for complete service of the Gospel

3. enhances the spiritual fruitfulness of the priest's ministry

BISHOPS? PRIESTS?

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The Christian faithful since they are called by baptism to lead a life in conformity with the teaching of the Gospel, have the right to a Christian education by which they will be properly instructed so as to develop the maturity of a human person and at the same time come to know and live the mystery of salvation.

Eastern Catholic Code of Canons

SECONDVATICANCOUNCIL

In fact, [the priest’s] individual efforts at his own sanctification find new incentives in the ministry of grace and in the ministry of the Eucharist, in which "the whole spiritual good of the Church is contained": acting in the person of Christ, the priest unites himself most intimately with the offering, and places on the altar his entire life, which bears the marks of the holocaust. Pope Paul VI

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ENDCLERICALCELIBACY

Works CitedCode of Canons of the Eastern Churches, Title 7. Print.

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Catholic Code of Canon Law, Book 2, Pt. 1, Title 3, Ch. 3. Print.

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McGarry, Patsy. "Call for 'Substantial Reform' of Irish College."  Irish Times. N.p., 16 June 2012. Web. 25 Oct. 2012.

"Nightly News with Tom Brokaw." In Depth: Powerful Cardinal Calls For The Vatican To Look At Celibacy Rule . NBC. New York, 27 Mar. 2002. Television. Transcript.

Paul VI. "Sacerdotalis Caelibatus." Feast of St. John the Baptist. St. Peter's Basilica, Rome. 24 June 1967. Encyclical.

Ratzinger, Joseph, and Karl Rahner. "A Reminder to the Signatories." 1970. Trans. Joseph Bolin. Pipeline 2 (2010). Print.

Zimmerman, Anthony, S.T.D. "The Logic of Priestly Celibacy." Ewtn.com. Eternal Word Television Network, 2001. Web. 21 Oct. 2012.