{"id":3680,"date":"2006-03-28T00:47:34","date_gmt":"2006-03-28T00:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/03\/i-will-not-title-this-post-fr-chubbypants.html"},"modified":"2006-03-28T00:47:34","modified_gmt":"2006-03-28T00:47:34","slug":"i-will-not-title-this-post-fr-chubbypants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/03\/i-will-not-title-this-post-fr-chubbypants.html","title":{"rendered":"I will not title this post “Fr. Chubbypants”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Clergy’s weight issues "have more to do with their sense of isolation because there has been a loss of status for clerical professions," she said. "They are in a job without a great deal of respect, the pay is low, and there is a lot of depression among clergy. This is reflected in their bodies."<\/p>\n

"Priests live alone and work around the clock," said Susan Gibbs, a spokeswoman for the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, who sees Catholic priests’ hectic schedules as the force behind some of their weight gain. "They could be at a hospital in the middle of the night and do Mass first thing in the morning. Many of them don’t have time to cook at all."<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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