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Article: An open letter on celibacy: why can't I be called 'Father' and 'Father?'.(scarcity of priests)
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- Catholic New Times
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- May 7, 2006
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The centrality of the Eucharist in the life of the church makes the problem of the serious lack of priests in some parts of the world felt with acute pain. Many faithful are thus deprived of the bread of life. To respond to the Eucharistic hunger of the People of God that often and for long periods must do without the Eucharistic celebration, it is necessary to take recourse to effective pastoral initiatives. In this context, the Synodal Fathers affirmed the importance of the inestimable gift of ecclesiastical celibacy in the praxis of the Latin Church.
So began Proposition #11 on the Scarcity of Priests from the 2005 synod of bishops with Pope Benedict XVI.
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