Moral Authority

And Practicing what you Preach

What is the moral authority of the Pope when he says gay marriage is the downfall of civilization when he kicks priests out of the priesthood for having kids and a secret wife as he did to the Los Angeles Bishop this past week for the revelation that he was an actual father? What is the moral authority of a Cardinal who sends any priest attracted to a woman to the "Saint Lukes's Institute" to get medically corrected (e.g. drugged into submission) if they are tempted in their chastity vow?
The Moral Authority of the church is compromised severely when it forces priests to be celibate when they are not so gifted by the Holy Spirit- and forced some obviously into living double lives. If marriage is holy and sacramental it is absurd to say that those closest to God cannot enter into it. What happens instead is an unofficial emotional polygamy where priests take on wives anyway without any official sacramental declaration- and that is not healthier to women than marrying one of them. They need to elect a new Pope when this one's time is up that isn't oblivious to the obvious and persecuting the righteous.