Peace Is Not Simply The Absence Of

Priestly Celibacy Has Been Guarded By The Church For Centuries As A Brilliant Jewel, And Retains Its Value Undiminished Even In Our Time When The Outlook Of Men And The State Of The World Have Undergone Such Profound Changes.

Somebody Should Tell Us, Right At The Start Of Our Lives, That We Are Dying. Then We Might Live Life To The Limit, Every Minute Of Every Day. Do It! I Say. Whatever You Want To Do, Do It Now! There Are Only So Many Tomorrows.

The Catholic Church Holds That It Is Not Admissible To Ordain Women To The Priesthood, For Very Fundamental Reasons. These Reasons Include: The Example Recorded In The Sacred Scriptures Of Christ Choosing His Apostles Only From Among Men; The Constant Practice Of The Church, Which Has Imitated Christ In Choosing Only Men; And Her Living Teaching Authority Which Has Consistently Held That The Exclusion Of Women From The Priesthood Is In Accordance With God's Plan For His Church.

The Transmission Of Human Life Is A Most Serious Role In Which Married People Collaborate Freely And Responsibly With God The Creator.

We Would Also Like You To Know That The Church Recognizes The Riches Of The Islamic Faith - A Faith That Binds Us To The One God.