Celibacy – at what cost?

Secret mistresses of Italian priests call for Pope to scrap celibacy rule

Pope reaffirmed ‘the value of sacred celibacy’, technically an historic rule of the Church rather than an unchangeable doctrine, in the wake of the paedophile scandals that have rocked the Church.

It seems bizarre to me, that the Pope insists that priests remain celibate all their lives. It is not after all a doctrinal imperative, as he recently admitted; merely that it has its origins in history.

I don’t subscribe to the view that allowing Catholic priests to marry would improve the lamentable incidents of paedophilia, but it would surely make them more understanding of the problems of their congregations, and would go a long way towards banishing the misogynist attitudes of the Roman Catholic Church. Continue reading “Celibacy – at what cost?”

There is now a very pressing reason for reform of the House of Lords!

I need a VERY stiff drink. John “Who ate all the pies” Prescott, has been made a peer in the Dissolution Honours List! It seems that reform of the House of Lords cannot come soon enough! I cannot imagine anyone ELECTING him and the likes of some of the other dross in the list to such heights, and if it becomes an elected house, then all existing Lords presumably have to re-apply for election!