OK-That was an awful Pun.
Things to consider: If he is "In Love" with a woman with whom he has been intimately involved for two years --did either of them use birth control? If so (likely on her part) then the fact that he could not openly marry her caused them both to sin if you hold birth control to be a sin. The church rules preventing a married priesthood therefore caused the sin.
If he dumps her, what kind of role model or example is that in terms of male honor? Screw around for 2 years and pick your job over the love of your life in the name of God and service to God when there are a lot of ways to serve God? Who is going to think he has three ounces of integrity if he does this to a woman? What other guys would like to just screw around with someone for a few years and dump them if it looks more lucrative?
If he chooses the church over the girl what does that say about the sanctity of marriage?
He chose not to be married, dissed a Sacrament- for a position in a hierarchy.
If he was doing this for two years without anyone complaining how is anyone arguing now that the pictures came to light that his job performance was in any respect compromised? Clearly it is not Ontologically Incompatible to be a priest and be involved and in love with a woman. They are not spiritually mutually exclusive endeavors.
The Myth that Priests have to be celibate to be holier is nowhere more pronounced than in the blanket cautioning in 1 Timothy 4 that states clearly that in the end times, there will be people who forbid marriage- and this is a FALSE ASCETICISM-it is evil in fact. Then there is the clear
MANDATE that a Bishop and Deacon should be the husband of only one wife (not four, not ZERO) with his kids in disciplined order- why? Because that is the first training ground. If you cannot discipline your own kids you have no right to run a church. If you have no kids, you have no right to call yourself a "Father" much less a "Bishop" Call no man "Father" but your father who is in heaven.
The fact that the tradition of the church has veered far away from the original Biblical mandates and wisdom in the name of preserving the Institution speaks for Institutional Reform, not ignoring the Biblical mandates.
That is why I call for VATICAN III- a Conference to Address the Married Priesthood Option
and a FULL evidencing of the damage done to women of the age of consent due to the relationships that historically happened to the severe destruction of the emotional lives of these women in these sorts of involvements which are met with vicious church intimidation and abuse fearing litigation. Father Cutie should be the head of this convention.
There is no other Loving way to Proceed in the Spirit of Christ.
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