As Vatican summit on the Amazon nears, differing camps frame the debate
Vatican CityRNS As the Vatican inches closer to a gathering of bishops to discuss the Amazon region, key players vie to frame the main issues likely to emerge at the 6th to 27th October event, from the need for further involvement of women to the possibility of ordaining married men. At a news conference near […]
ESSAY: ABOLISHING THE PRIESTHOOD WILL NOT SAVE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published by Religion News Service, responds to calls for the abolition of the Catholic priesthood…
Pope Francis rules out allowing “optional” celibacy for priests
Pope Francis has ruled out making celibacy optional for Catholic priests, describing celibacy as a “gift for the church”. Speaking to reporters which on board a plane returning from Panama on Sunday – where he had attended World Youth Day events, the Pope reportedly said: “Personally, I think that celibacy is a gift for the church […]
ESSAY: PRIESTS, CELIBACY AND SEX
US Jesuit priest THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on the issue of celibacy among Catholic priests and how the church should respond when violations occur…
ESSAY: ABANDONING CELIBACY WON’T STOP SEXUAL ABUSE BY PRIESTS
US Catholic priest THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, responds to the recommendations of Australia’s Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse…