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Danail Hristov

Priestly celibacy, far from a godsend

Priestly celibacy, far from a godsend

Danail Hristov, author and researcher: “Celibacy: a godsend or a life-undermining practice?”

2019-08-10

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Vatican child protection expert says “of course” clergy sex abuse “one of the main reasons” people leaving German Church
German bishop blames mass Church desertions on tired old parish-centred pastoral model
Ecumenical Patriarch warns conversion of Hagia Sophia into mosque “will disappoint millions of Christians”, “fracture” East and West (video)
“He was simply a Christian”: Italian missionary dies in Madagascar after 59 years of service to “poorest of the poor”
Italian nun accuses Viganò of “throwing pearls before swine” by providing Catholic cover for Trump
Spanish Jesuits show support for LGBT Pride: “Each person must be proud to be as God created them”
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New Maltese bishop: “Pope Francis’ convictions are the convictions of the gospel”
In the Czech Republic, controversy over a newly re-erected Catholic monument ends in flames

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