Careful Quote by Angelo Scola

The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy.

— William P. Leahy

In the Western Church to which I belong, priests cannot be married as in the Byzantine, Ukrainian, Russian or Greek Catholic Churches. In those…

— Pope Francis

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest's…

— Pope John Paul II

In early Judaism, the priesthood was maintained within various families and passed down from father to son, thus necessitating marriage. But this is the…

— Michael Coren

Jesus Christ never preached there should be celibate priests. The only reason the church has this is because it's a mechanism of power and…

— Alex Gibney

Priestly celibacy has been guarded by the Church for centuries as a brilliant jewel, and retains its value undiminished even in our time when…

— Pope Paul VI

The truly longstanding tradition in the church is that some are called to celibacy. Some feel called to it. But the church has never…

— Gene Robinson

“Though I wholeheartedly supported celibacy at the start of my seminary career, my opinion changed as I made my way toward and through priesthood.”

— Charles Benedict

A world filled with temptations needs priests who are totally dedicated to their mission. Accordingly, they are asked in a very special way to…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“As the trimester wound to a close with no apparent success, our spiritual directors laid down the law and told us we needed to…

— Charles Benedict

At a priesthood meeting... the strongest language in regard to Plural Marriage was used that I ever heard, and among other things it was…

— Abraham H. Cannon

“In our Heavenly Father’s great priesthood-endowed plan, men have the unique responsibility to administer the priesthood, but they are not the priesthood. Men and…

— M. Russell Ballard