[Apologetics] 'Moonie' archbishop rocks Vatican

[Stuart D. Gathman]

On Fri, 14 Jul 2006, Stephen Korsman wrote:

> An African archbishop who scandalised the Catholic Church with a 'Moonie'
> marriage before returning to the fold looks set to shock the Vatican again. 
> 
> Emmanuel Milingo has held a surprise news conference calling on the Catholic
> Church to allow priests to marry.

This isn't heresy.  Celibacy of clergy is a discipline, not a doctrinal
issue (like female priests).  It is up to the Pope and Bishops to decide
when, if ever, such a change might be best for the Catholic Church.  It is
certainly appropriate for an archbishop (albeit a black sheep one) to 
broach the subject.  It's time to roll your eyes when activists call
for a "vote" on the issue.

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