[Apologetics] 'Moonie' archbishop rocks Vatican

[Stephen Korsman]

Hi

I agree that it's not heresy, and he's certainly entitled to discuss it.
Were it any other bishop, I'd say fine.  Milingo just comes across as at
least eccentric, and he's the last person to be taking this into the
headlines, in my opinion.

God bless,
Stephen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart D. Gathman" <stuart at bmsi.com>

> 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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