tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188588.post957549882195215766..comments2023-05-27T13:14:49.725+01:00Comments on Dob-log: Married Priests AgainMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01622526446634630256noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188588.post-8254015622036842852008-12-05T14:18:00.000+00:002008-12-05T14:18:00.000+00:00I agree with both of you that it does cut both way...I agree with both of you that it does cut both ways.<BR/><BR/>I think that whether or not a given man would be more or less capable of living out a priestly vocation with or without the support of a wife depends on whether or not that man has a vocation to marriage.<BR/><BR/>I suppose it would be possible from someone to take the complete opposite view and maintain that celibate priests were necessarily second-rate...<BR/><BR/>I obviously can't speak from personal experience about celibacy, but I do think that when it comes to sexual tension, there is a difference between being single and taking a vow of celibacy, something to do with the choice itself.<BR/><BR/>I've been very struck by the happiness of celibate men and women that I've met in the past few years, though obviously some regret it, as much as some people regret the marriages they've made.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01622526446634630256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188588.post-29267911741830318992008-12-04T18:45:00.000+00:002008-12-04T18:45:00.000+00:00"for [married priests] a particular tension exists..."for [married priests] a particular tension exists that doesn't exist for celibate priests."<BR/><BR/>I suspect that for most human males, the converse is also true!Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553571057491020487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5188588.post-83115958898036100052008-12-04T17:52:00.000+00:002008-12-04T17:52:00.000+00:00What about the tension of loneliness for a single ...What about the tension of loneliness for a single priest compared with th support from a partnerof a married priest. I could not do my job a s effectively without the support of JillAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683424167536178590noreply@blogger.com