Those who with God's help have welcomed Christ's call and freely responded to it are urged on by love of Christ to proclaim the Good News everywhere in the world.
Celibacy is always, shall we say, an affront to what man normally thinks. It is something that can be done, and is only credible, if there is a God and if celibacy is my doorway into the kingdom of God.
That Christianity gives joy and breadth is also a thread that runs through my whole life. Ultimately someone who is always only in opposition could not endure life at all.
Certainly, it is difficult to make the demands of the Gospel understandable to secularized people. But this pastoral difficulty must not lead to compromises with the truth.
Homosexuality is incompatible with the priestly vocation. Otherwise, celibacy itself would lose its meaning as a renunciation.
Canonist Edward Peters attacks the imprecision of the piece Divorced and Remarried are Called to Heroism - to which I had linked yesterday. The criticism sis well-worth reading.
An interesting pastoral letter from the high priest Caiaphas which satires the silence of the post-Vatican II Church on important issues.
Distinctions Matter
Distinctions Matter Forward
Missale Romanum
Pre-1951 Calendar