The May 2010 Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Newsletter can now be found at: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/Newsletters/Newsletter108(May2010)(RGB).pdf Bill C-384 was soundly defeated by a vote of 228 to 59. Check how the Members of Parliament voted at: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/HowTheyVoted.pdf On June 5, 2010, we are co-hosting the US/Canda Push-Back Seminar at the Radisson Gateway Hotel at the Seattle/Tacoma Airport. The overwhelming defeat of Bill C-384 proved that we can Push-Back the euthanasia lobby in the US and Canada and convince people that euthanasia and assisted suicide are a dangerous public policy. Register for the Seminar at: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/2010SeminarFlyer(RGB)(LetterFormat).pdf The Schindler family are being attacked by a Florida television station and Michael Schiavo. The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition is standing in solidarity with the Schindler family. My blog comments: http://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2010/05/att...
Reflections from the pastoral ministry of an Evangelical Catholic Priest.
Tom: Thanks for the post. I was ordained with two married men in my class (1989); one was a widower and the other a minister who converted. I understand that married men are as effective as celibates - in fact there are rites within the RCC with married priests.
ReplyDeleteThis being said, celibacy is not forced on anyone. It is freely chosen. Priests who do so must be faithful to their vows, just as anyone who is married must do the same.
Maybe some day the teaching on celibacy will change, but until that day, I have no problem with a celibate priesthood.
One last point: I'm glad your parish has the means to pay a salary sufficient to support a family. That is certainly not the case in the french/bilingual parishes where I serve.
Fr. Tim
Father Tim:
ReplyDeleteThe widower was I believe, Father Al Kerckhaert, who subsequently died of cancer.
He was a wonderful man, and for whatever time he was a priest, a faith filled and faithful priest.
In the times that I met him, he was an inspiration.
That part about Catholics having a lot to learn from Judaism is hilarious. I know a lot of proud Jews. Some are observant, some are not. Some are Zionist, some are not. Not one of them believes in God.
ReplyDeleteGo for it!