The myth, the mystery.
You sometimes hear the requirement for priests to 'die to themselves' e.g. castrate themselves chemically or physically to serve the Kingdom as a death to self to serve Christ. Christ isn't however impressed. He never asked for it- the Popes did. And the Pope can change the rule overnight because the Popes made the rules not Christ about 1,000 years after Jesus left the earth.
Pope JPII made an explicit statement that celibacy was not ontologically necessary for priesthood ( Jesus doesn't need your sperm to convert his body and blood into wine. )
Some errant theological tale spinners will even say that anyone who objects should be told as Jesus told Peter to "get behind me Satan!" for not going along with the program of Jesus' death. Peter in the verse objects saying basically -you shouldn't have to die!--and jesus rebukes him.
To those errant theological myth masters I say "Get Behind Me Satan!" Because Jesus never told you to take his image of creation in the form of a man and so destroy or butcher it that it mars his likeness. It is grave moral sin to do so. It has distorted the priesthood- it is against scripture and Jewish tradition.
It has destroyed families and women.
It has to change.
Christ never said and never wanted his church to be run either like a gay bar or a all mens lodge of single men on women's hormones to contain themselves. It's so sickening that 3 Billion dollars of settlements doesn't change the policy or cause any sort of sane self reflection on the point.
The Pope is in the sort of delusional denial that basically says -screw you all- this is the way I want it so this is the way I am going to keep it. But don't screw you all. Take the female birth control instead. And have a martini.
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