Question:

Now that the Church has welcomed Anglicans and their married priests, should the Church welcome back it's own married priests?

 

Answer:

Jim, My answer is ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!!As a former seminarian and an individual who tried to live the celibate life, I have experienced the injustice of mandatory celibacy. Celibacy is a beautiful gift from God and should not be mandated by the church. Those priests who married were following God's natural gift of marriage and priesthood for them and we should invite them back. The Episcopalians allowed back are typically traditional conservatives so the decision to have them receive Catholic ordination is an ideological issue and not a disciplinary easement of the celibacy discipline. Thank you for your question.
Sincerely, Dr. Nick Mazza