Selma and Mario, Isn't Google great? However, in my searches, I get another reason for enforced celibacy in the Roman Catholic priesthood. One of self preservation which also explains their vehement opposition to same-sex marriage. This link, albeit from a Lutheran perspective, implies that practicing Christians expect celibacy from homosexuals. http://www.elcic.ca/docs/buck/01buck31.html
Studies have shown that the percentage of homosexuality in the priesthood is much higher than that of the general population. http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_rcc.htm Putting the two together is not my original idea. In this link from 2002 http://www.nationalreview.com/kurtz/kurtz061002.asp Kurtz comments on an article by Mary Eberstatdt entitled 'The Elephant in the Sacristy' outlining sexual orientation as the underlying basis for the Boston Clerical scandal. http://www.theweeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/001/344fsdz u.asp Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to read Bertrand Russell's take on the subject but thanks for the lead. Kevin Saldanha Mississauga, ON. -------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:57:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Re celibacy within Church/response to Mario .... Please widen the range of your reading material, which perhaps should include books by notable historians and philosophers like Bertrand Russell. In his History of Western Philosophy, he details the reasons for strict celibacy within the Catholic Church. If you don't wish to read books which might offend your sensibilities, use google. Here is an excerpt from an article I found on google. .... -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
