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Pope Francis requests Roman Catholic priests be given the right to marry: (Original Post) Kingofalldems Nov 2017 OP
How about the rights of women to take contraception Freethinker65 Nov 2017 #1
About time !!! OnDoutside Nov 2017 #2
They want boys so if they keep having girls then what? Doreen Nov 2017 #3
What? shenmue Nov 2017 #4
Me too. Kingofalldems Nov 2017 #6
It says that he wants priests to marry because of the declining population of Doreen Nov 2017 #7
No shenmue Nov 2017 #8
I am not talking about ordaining children but raising them to grow up and become priests. Doreen Nov 2017 #9
Nobody want to live a life of celibacy anymore marylandblue Nov 2017 #11
And you came here with that rubbish because? rpannier Nov 2017 #14
You're right to point that out to the commenter, but, giving her the benefit No Vested Interest Nov 2017 #15
Because I misunderstood and apoligize. Doreen Nov 2017 #16
Once priests have wives and daughters, maybe they will see women differently. Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #5
He's the Pope. Sailor65x1 Nov 2017 #10
The cardinals and bishops who have to go along with it marylandblue Nov 2017 #12
At his age he's going to need some concensus rpannier Nov 2017 #13

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
3. They want boys so if they keep having girls then what?
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 07:41 PM
Nov 2017

Do they kill the girls like some cultures have? Do they make them get divorced? Will the boys be forced to become priests?

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
7. It says that he wants priests to marry because of the declining population of
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 07:57 PM
Nov 2017

men going into the priesthood. So I take it that means if they marry they can have boys to go into the priesthood. If that is the case then that is where my questions stem from.

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
9. I am not talking about ordaining children but raising them to grow up and become priests.
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 08:02 PM
Nov 2017

Why does he want priests to marry if the children ( boys ) are not going to become priests for sure? Am I missing something?

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
11. Nobody want to live a life of celibacy anymore
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 08:21 PM
Nov 2017

If you let priests marry, you'll get more applicants.

rpannier

(24,572 posts)
14. And you came here with that rubbish because?
Fri Nov 3, 2017, 09:13 AM
Nov 2017

This is the Catholic and Orthodox group, not the insane foolishness bigot group

No Vested Interest

(5,196 posts)
15. You're right to point that out to the commenter, but, giving her the benefit
Fri Nov 3, 2017, 09:14 PM
Nov 2017

of the doubt, the person may not have been aware of the "safe haven" concept of certain groups.

Irish_Dem

(57,360 posts)
5. Once priests have wives and daughters, maybe they will see women differently.
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 07:44 PM
Nov 2017

It's a beginning.

Good move Pope Francis...

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