Goodbye father the celibate male priesthood and the future of the Catholic Church
Given the recruiting advantages of abandoning the celibacy requirement, Richard Schoenherr asks why the conservative coalition - headed by the Pope - is so adamantly opposed to a married clergy. The answer is that acceptance of married priests is but the first step toward a gender inclusivity that w...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2002, 2002
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Given the recruiting advantages of abandoning the celibacy requirement, Richard Schoenherr asks why the conservative coalition - headed by the Pope - is so adamantly opposed to a married clergy. The answer is that acceptance of married priests is but the first step toward a gender inclusivity that will result in ordained women |
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| Physical Description: | xxix, 275 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780199834952 0199834954 |