Pope rips into dissident priests on celibacy

[xchrom]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_VATICAN_DISSIDENTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-04-05-06-39-42

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI issued a rare and explicit denunciation Thursday of priests who have questioned church teaching on celibacy and ordaining women, saying they were being selfish in disobeying his authority.

Benedict made the criticism from the altar of St. Peter's Basilica in his homily on Holy Thursday, when priests recall the promises they made when ordained.

In 2006, a group of Austrian priests launched the Pfaffer Initiative, a call to disobedience aimed at abolishing priestly celibacy and opening up the clergy to women to relieve the shortages of priests.

Last June, the group essentially threatened a schism, saying the Vatican's refusal to hear their complaints left them no choice but to "follow our conscience and act independently."

[dimbear]

1. Being theologians, they should know Janus is the god of doors.

They should make use of Janus's gift to men.

[rurallib]

2. IIRC the whole celibacy thing came to be

in order to keep inheritance of church land from becoming a problem.
seems like it is way past time to correct that problem.

[Marrah_G]

4. Bingo

In fact most of what the church taught had a base in it's own financial gains. It is, IMHO, the oldest organized crime syndicate in the world.

[Javaman]

3. In other news...

the church regrets admitting the world revolves around the sun.

[Arugula Latte]

5. This particular Pope might wind up one of the most hated in history.

I hope he continues to fight tooth and nail to keep his miserable institution in the Dark Ages. It might speed its demise.