Celibacy

Celibacy

Book Reviews and Commentaries

• From the Depths of Our Hearts: Priesthood, Celibacy and the Crisis of the Catholic Church by Pope Benedict XVI and Robert Cardinal Sarah Reviewed by Steven R. McEvoy Book Reviews and More

Articles and Commentaries

• NCR has covered the debate over priestly celibacy for decades by Jeromiah Taylor National Catholic Reporter

• Pope Leo tells seminarians celibacy is to be ‘conserved’ by Charles Collins Crux

• Swiss bishops’ president calls for end of priestly celibacy by CathNews New Zealand

• Pope Francis says he might lift celibacy requirements for priests by The Jerusalem Post

• German Synodal Way approves same-sex blessings, lay preaching, and reexamination of priestly celibacy by Jonathan Liedl Catholic News Agency/The Catholic World Report

• Cardinal Grech: The synod ‘needs time’ on the question of married priests by Gerard O’Connell America

• Celibacy rule deprives Church of excellent priests says French bishop by CathNews New Zealand

• Will demand grow to end celibacy, as Pope signals zero tolerance on abuse? by Catholic Herald

• The Catholic Church should scrap the requirement for priestly celibacy by The Economist

• For celibacy to be a gift, it must be grounded in reality by Matt Kappadakunnel U.S. Catholic

• Germany's Cardinal Marx backs loosening of priestly celibacy by The Associated Press/National Catholic Reporter

• Celibacy not 'divine law' for priests, but promotes holiness, speakers say by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service/The Pilot

• Pope calls priestly celibacy ‘a gift,’ says friendship can make it easier by Elise Ann Allen Crux

• Top European cardinals want changes on homosexuality, priestly celibacy by Elise Ann Allen Crux

• Reason for Celibacy by Father Kenneth Doyle The Boston Pilot

• Beyond priestly celibacy by Isabelle de Gaulmyn La Croix International

• What Priestly Celibacy Means by Fr. Gerald E. Murray The Catholic Thing

• Cardinal’s book on celibacy barely acknowledges Eastern Catholic tradition of married priests by Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service/America

• Understanding add to the debate about celibacy by Greg Erlandson Echoes

• Understanding the Debate about Celibacy by Greg Erlandson  The Pilot

• Benedict is defending celibacy from the media, not from Francis by Charles Collins Crux

• “The Catholic Priesthood”: Benedict XVI on priestly celibacy by Benedict XVI  From the Depths of Our Hearts: Priesthood, Celibacy, and the Crisis of the Catholic Church/The Catholic World Report

• Cardinal denies he manipulated retired pope on celibacy book by Nicole Winfield Associated Press

• Retired pope wants his name removed as co-author of book on celibacy by Cindy Wooden  Catholic News Service/Angelus

• Benedict is defending celibacy from the media, not from Francis by Charles Collins Crux

• Human sexuality education in Aotearoa. A new framing document by CathNews

• The Amazon synod and priestly celibacy by Russell Shaw  The Catholic World Report

• The Synod and Celibacy by Rusell Shaw  Echoes/The Pilot

• The priesthood is being crucified on the cross of celibacy by Fr. Peter Daly The National Catholic Reporter

• Why Catholic bishops need a year of abstinence on preaching about sexuality by John Gehring  Religion News Service

• What's the path to true dialogue about gender in the church? by Daniel P. Horan National Catholic Reporter

• Celibacy -- A Personal Apologia by Father Ron Rolheiser Echoes

• German cardinal urges change in tradition ahead of celibacy discussion by Zita Ballinger Fletcher Catholic News Service/National Catholic Reporter

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