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Married Priests? : thirty crucial questions about celibacy / edited by Arturo Cattaneo together with Manfred Hauke, André-Marie Jerumanis and Ernesto William Volonté ; foreword by Cardinal Mauro Piacenza ; translated by Michael J. Miller.
Van Pelt Library BV4390.C62 M37 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Celibacy.
- Catholic Church--Clergy.
- Catholic Church.
- Clergy.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 179 pages ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : Ignatius Press, [2012]
- Summary:
- Why do Catholic priests not marry? How can celibacy possibly be so important to the Church, if perhaps Jesus did not even, require it of his apostles? Cannot such an obligation cause sexual deviance, emotional troubles and even cases of pedophilia? These arc three among the numerous possible questions that many people ask themselves, often without finding convincing answers.
- In recent years the arguments in favor of married priests seem to be multiplying. Some object that celibacy is not a dogma but only a discipline that originated in die Middle Ages; that it is contrary to nature and hence harmful to a man's psycho-physical equilibrium and the maturation of the human personality. And if priests could marry, there might be an increase in vocations.
- In this book, various experts make contributions, responding to these and other crucial questions, allowing the reader to discover the value that celibacy has today in the lives of thousands of priests and seminarians.
- Among the key topics this book discusses are the following: "Priestly Celibacy: A Bit of History", "What Theology Says on the Subject", "Emotions and Sexuality", "Discerning and Fostering a Vocation", "Celibacy in the Life of a Priest", "Celibacy and Inculturation", "Papal teachings on Celibacy from Pius XI to Benedict XVI". Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Priestly celibacy: a bit of history
- What theology says on the subject
- Emotions and sexuality
- Discerning and forstering a vocation
- Celibacy in the life of a priest
- Celibacy and inculturation
- Papal teachings on the subject from Pius XI to Benedict XVI.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-179).
- ISBN:
- 9781586177256
- 1586177257
- OCLC:
- 796754072
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