
FOX News – Pope: “There is no contradiction for a Priest to marry. Celibacy in the western Church is a temporary prescription,” Francis said. “It is not eternal like Priestly ordination, which is forever whether you like it or not. On the other hand, celibacy is a discipline.” The Catholic Church began requiring celibacy in the 11th century because clergy with no children were more likely to leave their money to the church.
Lifesite News – Pope: ‘We have to think about’ married Priests in the Catholic Church; “Why are there no Priests to celebrate the Eucharist?” the Pontiff pondered regarding areas of particular concern… “That makes the Church weak, since a Church without the Eucharist has no power. Vocations of Priests are a problem, an enormous problem.”
EVIL WINS WITH A WEAK CHURCH
Newsweek – There is a significant distinction: Allowing married men to become Priests is not the same thing as allowing Priests to marry. The Pope’s comment would apply to [mature] men [aka Permanent Deacons] already married becoming Priests.
‘We the People’ demand Congress make the Archdiocese for Military Services, whose Catholic Chaplains’ salaries are funded with U.S. taxpayer dollars, mandate mature-married Priests be allowed to serve to fill the over 300 vacancies Archbishop Timothy Broglio spoke of. Our servicemen/women and their families deserve better, and already having married Roman Catholic Priests serve in America makes the shortage an inexcusable inane insanity!
Q & A with Military Services Archbishop Timothy Broglio – “In terms of the number of priests we are very weak. I have [now fewer than 200] priests on active duty and I probably need about 500.” Our Service Members & Families Deserve Better!!!
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- 100+Married Roman Catholic Priests in the U.S. today (former Episcopalian/Anglican & Eastern Rite Priests/Deacons) – LA Times, 3-12-17
- ~800 U.S. Military bases globally
- 25+% U.S. Military Catholic
- Only 7% of Chaplains Catholic
- 15,000+ U.S. Permanent Deacons (Married/Mature Almost Priests)
- Our Troops Deserve Better!!!
If you believe that the Catholic Church is a phenomenal force for good, both at home and abroad, and that we are actuarially watching it die because of a lack of vocations akin to the “boiling frog” analogy to properly lead the church into the future, then please sign this petition for Married Priests to try to affect change before it IS too late. Per the above axiomatic statistical metrics, of the 25+% of recruits who are Catholic (being brilliantly led by Drill Instructor Lewis – WATCH HERE), half+/- of them will not have a chance to receive the sacraments because of a shortage of Priests in https://www.milarch.org/sacramental-records/ (“Unlike a conventional diocese, the AMS has no parishes or parish registries. Because military chapels are United States Government property, all records of sacraments performed on U.S. Military Installations are maintained by the AMS.”).
If you are like the US and have been blessed by amazing Priests, Nuns, and/or Brothers to infuse your life with the Holy Spirit, then what is the downside of expanding the pool of excellent candidates before an inevitable sacramental suicide by stupidity? In fact, our Northeast Diocese now ONLY has ~25 Priests under the age of 60 for 114 active parishes (with a new mandatory retirement age of 70), which is clearly unsustainable.
In Latin, “semper reformanda” means “always in need of reform”, which means BOTH our souls and the Church. It has never been a perfect Church, and won’t be, but that doesn’t mean leadership should go forward with inane insanity crippling our Baptismal Promises! That’s the power of faith; it can sustain US and fill US with HOPE, no matter what ‘We the People’ are facing… Darkness to Light!
We believe the HOLY TRINITY is as simple as the Biblical “GOD (THE FATHER) is LOVE” aka ‘GOD=GOoD’; JESUS “I AM” became the WISDOM (logos) by reinforcing as THE SON how “TO LOVE THE FATHER AS I HAVE LOVED (died for) YOU”; and THE HOLY SPIRIT is that infinite LOVE-LOGOS-LOGIC/REASON (aka conscience-moral compass) of FREE WILL (Adam-n-Eve) on the axiom that people are intrinsically-instinctively basically GOoD by being called to bring ‘HEAVEN TO EARTH’ to manifest GOD’s glory through FAITH/PRAYER & WORKS-CHARITY/SERVICE for the GREATER GOoD… Prayer puts US in ‘communion’ with the Holy Trinity, that Star Wars-like “force” that helps US to LOVE, BELIEVE & HOPE. 10-5-2017
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. The Our Father is the ONLY prayer Jesus recited to/for US during His earthly ministry, so please encourage others to ‘bring Heaven to earth’ instead of just trying to ‘get to Heaven’, as the rest will take care of itself…
Know that your faith can bring light to people in darkness, hope to those suffering, and relief to those who are struggling. “When we’re baptized, we were given a light to share with the world. Who knows what we might accomplish in one heart, one home, one neighborhood, or one nation when we shine that light before others?!” (LivingFaith.com)
Ask the Holy Spirit to help you see your choices in the light of love. Ask the Trinity to help you relate to the people around you with comPASSION as you try to obey the commandments. Because love is the foundation and the fulfillment of the Law (WAU.org). Unconditional LOVE is God Thee Almighty’s infinite creation – it doesn’t measure; it just gives, and our living job is to share it with others in our orbit who may be open to graces given (Serenity Prayer galore for sure)!
As a Christian, you, too, are called to “incarnate” (become like) Jesus. Most likely you won’t be called to be a martyr, but you will be called in a myriad of ways to die to self and your own selfish desires. You may not be ordained as a deacon, but you will be called to serve your brothers and sisters in need (aka, ‘bring Heaven to earth’). You may not work great signs and wonders, but you can be a sign of Jesus’ love and mercy to a hurting world. And finally, though you may never have to forgive persecutors trying to destroy you, you will be called to forgive—in both big and small ways (WAU.org).
Matthew 22:36+ “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” [Jesus] said to him, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.” Again, Jesus’ words in ALL FOUR Gospels (Mark 12:30+, Luke 10:27+, plus a little less directly quoted in John 13 & John 15), and not some later century interpretation that is the epitome of “Heaven to Earth”, juxtaposed to ‘buy your way into Heaven’ and various other ‘score-sheet’ metrics. WHY over-complicate what was originally meant to be part of a broader KISS (Keep It Simple Smart) message of SALVATION for humanity that EVERYbody can be saved, not just the elites?!
WE NEED PRIESTS TO CELEBRATE THE MASS & SACRAMENTS – May GOD forever bless our servicemen/women and their families!
Matthew 5:16 – “In the same way your light [faith] must [humbly] shine before others, so that, seeing your good works, they may give praise to your Father in heaven [want what you’ve got believing in a greater good than themselves].”
IT TRULY IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT FOLKS… BRING HEAVEN TO EARTH & EVANGELIZE GREATER GOoD with PRAYER, WORKS, CHARITY/SERVICE in this humble sinner’s opinion from the incredible wisdom shared by elders in our Gospel reflection group. Try to stay in a state of Grace, ask for forgiveness sacramentally and otherwise, plus penance so you can continue to strive/stride for GOoD Grace. John 3:16-17 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in [Jesus] might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.” YOU are indeed a unique gift from God, so manifest it accordingly (WATCH HERE)!
FREEDOM ISN’T FREE, NOR IS RELIGIOUS LIBERTY UNLESS ‘UNITED WE STAND’
2 Corinthians, 3:17 “where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”
If you need to understand WHY we desperately need Priests to celebrate the magic and spiritual miracle that graces US through the Holy Mass, please watch this phenomenal “Healing Light Of Christ” short video endorsed by former Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput, and evangelize it further!!!








