The reality of celibate violations extends beyond priests who abuse minors and the bishops who hide them. Pope francis recently stated that he is considering dropping the prohibition on clergy within the catholic church remaining celibate and unmarried. Pope leo xiv has affirmed that priests must be celibate And he has insisted that bishops take “firm and decisive” action to deal with sex abusers. Sex and the (vatican) city A brief history of clerical celibacy amid an ongoing papal debate about whether to relax a rule against married men becoming priests, and with the church of england calling for christians in gay or straight civil unions to be abstinent, emma j wells considers the history of celibacy in the christian church
Since the 1980s and ’90s, sexual abuse by clergy and other church members has permeated every aspect of the roman catholic church Learn more about the global abuse crisis and the vatican’s response. The catholic diocese of spokane removed a priest from ministry and asked police to investigate after he was accused of misappropriation of funds and sexual misconduct involving six women. A married clergy is seen as the obvious solution to a number of problems that confront the church, ranging from the shortage of priests to the recent sex scandals.
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