Archive for August 19th, 2015

Pope Francis is coming! Part 1 / National Catholic Reporter

Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Pope Francis, Voice of the Faithful on August 19, 2015

Today (Aug. 19), I kick off a series of columns that will set the table for the pope’s visit. Today (Aug. 19), I explore what I think is the over-arching theme of this pontificate, and tomorrow, I will examine how that one large theme plays out in six, smaller sub-themes. Friday (Aug. 21), we will dig down on what we can expect specifically from his talks – and more than the talks, from the gestures – in the U.S. Next week (week of Aug. 24) I will examine how the pope challenges both the Catholic Left and the Catholic Right.”

By Michael Sean Winters, National Catholic Reporter — Click here to read the rest of this column.

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High-ranking U.S. Jesuit: Married priests would be healthy for the Church / Cruxnow.com

Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Celibacy, Voice of the Faithful on August 19, 2015

A high-ranking US Jesuit says he wouldn’t be surprised if Pope Francis ushers in an era of married priests in the Roman Catholic Church, and says the move would be healthy for the Church.

“‘I used to say, ‘Well, it will change but probably not in my lifetime.’ And then Pope Francis came along, and what I see him doing is opening the avenues for discussion,’ the Rev. Michael Garanzini, chancellor of Loyola University Chicago and the secretary for higher education for the worldwide Jesuits, told Crain’s Chicago Business on Monday (Aug. 18).

“He told the paper that the clergy abuse scandal spurred discussion of married priests and led to an ‘openness to a priest’s physical and psychological health.’

“Garanzini noted that the Catholic Church already has some married priests, most notably when married Anglican priests convert to Catholicism.”

By Michael O’Loughlin, Cruxnow.com — Click here to read the rest of this story.

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