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The Pros and Cons of Married Priests

In Beliefnet's 'Virtual Conclave,' religion experts, including a Guatemalan priest, debate the possibility of married 'fathers.'

Related Topics: Faiths, Priesthood, Priest, Married Priests, Life, married priesthood, celibate priesthood, parish priest, Married, Priest Shortage, female altar

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The New Pope's First Crisis

The priest shortage and its surprisingly simple solution: allow marriage as an option for priests

Related Topics: Faiths, Catholic, Priest, Celibacy, Priest Shortage, married priesthood, optional celibacy, American priests, Priesthood, churchs problems, married clergy, celibacy rules

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Focus on Gay Priests May Be a Powder Keg

Related Topics: Faiths, Catholic, Gay, gay men, Priesthood, Gay Priests, Sexual Orientation, Abuse Scandal, church leaders, Priest, young men, gay subculture

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Priest Takes Soul-Searching Look at His Peers

Writer says the Catholic priesthood is becoming a 'gay profession'--contributing to the decline in their number.

Related Topics: News, Priesthood, cozzens, church authority, Donald B Cozzens, gay profession, person watching friends, Priest, priests priest, married person watching, dark night experience

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Baha'i

Beliefnet.com offers those interested in the Baha'i faith ways to connect others, resources for learning more about the faith, and a forum to post discussions about Baha'u'llah, the Bab, scripture, and practices.

Related Topics: Bahai, Interfaith, Faith And Practices, Faith, Baha'i, informal devotional sessions, Prophet, faith ways, Bahaullah, bab, religious leader, religious movement, Peace, missionary journeys

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Sikhism

Learn the basics of Sikhism, a synthesis of Islamic and Hindu traditions.

Related Topics: Guru Nanak, Punjab, Shri Gru Granth Sahib, Sikh, Sikhism, Singh, Sikhs, Worship, distinctive religious tradition, steel wrist bangle, meaning lion, Religion, principle rules, advocates living, Family

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Don't Treat Married Priests Like Pariahs

The church welcomes married Protestant ministers to its clergy--so why the double standard?

Related Topics: Faiths, Catholic, Priest, starting premise, marriage commitment, married priest, inactive married, Married, married priest convert, Active celibate priests, Priesthood

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Why Women Shouldn't Be Catholic Priests

Just as bread and wine are the essential "matter" of the Eucharist, so are men the "matter" of the priesthood.

Related Topics: Faiths, Catholic, Priesthood, Women, Church, male priesthood, God, nuptial meaning, male only priesthood, Catholic women, Wine, nuptial imagery

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Pope Benedict XVI

Beliefnet coverage on Pope Benedict XVI.

Related Topics: Pope Benedict XVI, Ratzinger, Pope, Catholic, Christianity, Faiths, Relativism, religious relativism, Islam, controversial German theologian, Catholics, German theologian Uta, Benedict, Pope Interview

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Priests on the Couch

A Catholic priest who works with troubled clerics talks about seminaries, gay priests, and what's right with the priesthood.

Related Topics: Faiths, Catholic, Priest, Seminary, Gay Priests, straight priests, Homosexuality, risk factor, Sexual Orientation, Priesthood, homosexual problem, Roman Catholic priests

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