Thursday, August 17, 2017

The CHILDREN of Catholic Priests

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/08/16/father-father-children-catholic-priests-live-with-secrets-and-sorrow/mvYO5SOxAxZYJBi8XxiaqN/story.html

"THE PLIGHT OF the children of priests is a global phenomenon, but a strikingly little-studied subject. Much of what is known must be inferred from studies like A.W. Richard Sipe’s “A Secret World” — still the landmark examination of priests and sexuality 27 years after its publication. Sipe found that nearly 30 percent of Catholic clergy were in regular or occasional sexual relationships with women, while approximately half were leading celibate lives."

I read the book; it was an education.  "Celebate" doesn't mean what you think it means when you look at the Catholic Priesthood.

[  I don't know how, but I'm sure T.W.W. and its commenters can find a way to attack John Piper/Mark Dever  et. al. with this article - dryly.  That's a T.W.W. specialty. ]

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