Posts Tagged ‘Priestly Celibacy’

81 year old priest ordered to leave partner of 46 years

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

The Dutch Catholic Church has ordered an 81 year old priest to leave his partner of 46 years or be forced to quit the priesthood. The Den Bosch diocese in the central Netherlands said Jan Peijnenburg’s relationship with Threes van Dijck (85) was unacceptable to other priests. “We are giving him the choice: either he leaves Read more

Irish bishop: end priestly celibacy requirement

Friday, September 16th, 2011

Retired Irish Catholic bishop, Edward Daly has added his voice calling for the end of the church’s celibacy requirement for priests. “Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, major decisions must be made,” Daly writes in his new book A Troubled See, Memoirs of a Derry Bishop. Daly, who as a priest, and waving just a Read more