Catholic World News
‘Torn between celibacy and love’
June 29, 2009
A South Florida Sun-Sentinel reporter tells the stories of local men who have abandoned the priesthood in order to marry. Lost in the reporting is the sense that celibate priests follow the example of Jesus Christ, as well as Catholic teaching that priestly celibacy, far from being a denial of love, is a call to love with an undivided heart.
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Further information:
- Change of heart: Catholic priests must choose between celibacy and love (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
- Pope John Paul II: The Church Is Committed to Priestly Celibacy (1993)
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