Pope to consider easing celibacy rules for priests

Daily Mail Reports:

Pope Benedict has called a meeting of Vatican advisers for a "reflection" on issues related to celibacy in the Church following a schism led by a renegade African archbishop who wants priests to be able to marry.

The meeting, to be held on Thursday, was announced by the Vatican's press office on Monday in a short statement that a spokesman said did not imply a review of current rules that priests remain celibate.

The Roman Catholic Church insists that its priests remain celibate and has ruled out letting them marry, which advocates say would make some men more willing to join the priesthood and ease the shortage of priests in many parts of the world.

Priests were permitted to wed during the first millennium, but marriage was condemned by the Church at the Second Lateran Council in 1139.

Now this is interesting. Less gay people joining the priesthood to "hide" they alternative way of life from friends and families.

All I can say is this, ABOUT TIME!!!! Does it really matter if a priest is married or not as long as he is true to his vocation, to spread the words of God?

But whatever.

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