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'bout fuckin' time, somebody other than the Catholic Lay said it publicly... Volaris Feb 2013 #1
Likely to late, I doubt the Church will change. Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #30
Bet his odds on making Pope just went down CanonRay Feb 2013 #2
To about zero...nt joeybee12 Feb 2013 #11
No white smoke for him, I'm betting. MineralMan Feb 2013 #3
When I first saw that timdog44 Feb 2013 #20
Make him Pope! Drunken Irishman Feb 2013 #4
Obviously with this quote he is not interested in the top job Tanelorn Feb 2013 #28
Let there be married priests and the Church would thrive. onehandle Feb 2013 #5
Let there be women priests (and deacons, and bishops, and cardinals). It would thrive even more. SharonAnn Feb 2013 #6
It's a slippery slope! randome Feb 2013 #8
STOP IT RANDOME Skittles Feb 2013 #15
!!! Man on dog confessionals!! Bucky Feb 2013 #26
I'm in favor of that, however who knows how many people would leave the church. onehandle Feb 2013 #9
Well, it might not be quite a matter of "leaving" at that point skepticscott Feb 2013 #19
Sure but do we want it to thrive? randome Feb 2013 #7
Rome is looking to Africa to fill that need. Ikonoklast Feb 2013 #13
Put a ring on it, Padre! kenny blankenship Feb 2013 #10
I know some priests who would make sweet couples... hunter Feb 2013 #12
Why not? RebelOne Feb 2013 #14
We have a married Catholic priest, with children, here in the PHX diocese. blueamy66 Feb 2013 #16
I'm all for allowing Catholic priests to marry and have children, also! calimary Feb 2013 #21
It's a longstanding practice. I think it goes back to the 70s. Bucky Feb 2013 #27
Let them have sex like normal people and marry whoever they want. jsr Feb 2013 #17
It is the only hope for the long-term survival of the church (nt) LuckyTheDog Feb 2013 #18
Our priests in the Orthodox Church can marry. knitter4democracy Feb 2013 #22
The early Catholic Church did allow priests to be married. ... spin Feb 2013 #23
Geeze, that recently? Bucky Feb 2013 #25
Good for him! St Peter was married. Episcopal priests do okay with spouses. Bucky Feb 2013 #24
Unmarried priests leave no heirs rhiannon55 Feb 2013 #29
Arnold Schwarzenegger is the "LAST POPE" Katashi_itto Feb 2013 #31
I think requiring celibacy used to be good, but it's too big a hurdle nowadays. reformist2 Feb 2013 #32
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