"If Celibacy Becomes Optional, It Degenerates into A Lifestyle"
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However, he stresses that Francis has claimed that he is against optional celibacy.
Rothweiler stresses that celibacy is about a proper understanding of the priesthood.
If celibacy and marriage were to coexist as optional options for the priest, celibacy would no longer be perceived as a testimony to heaven, "but as a choice of a personal lifestyle,” Rothweiler warns.
Below the article, Katholisch.de states that Rothweiler's “opinion” does not necessarily reflect the “opinion” of Katholisch.de’s editorial staff.
Katholisch.de is controlled by the anti-Catholic German bishops and represents their "opinion".
Picture: Martin Rothweiler, EWTN.de, press picture
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