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| Rose 'Thorns' (by JJ Harrison) |
Those with a penchant for unrequited love may fondly remember The
Thorn Birds, as both a
novel and a mini-series. It told the gripping story of an ambitious priest, the girl he left behind, and their… son.
Many such real-life scenarios are now being brought to light. In a Washington Post article
titled “Priests’ mistresses and wives remind the Vatican: Don’t forget about us,” Josephine McKenna explains that “the women sometimes dubbed ‘God’s rivals’ are no longer willing to remain silent.”
Therefore, 26 Italian women who are intimately involved with priests have written to Pope Francis, “urging him to relax the Roman Catholic Church’s mandatory position on clerical celibacy…”
When Pope Francis didn’t respond to this letter, some began to go public with their plight. One of these women, Anna Ferretti, “told RNS that she has been with the priest she married for more than 40 years and they now have four children.”
Although Ferretti’s husband “gave up celebrating Mass and hearing confessions” long ago, he has
“never formally renounced his vows.” Ferretti stated: Celibacy is not a dogma…
Resources
http://wwrn.org/articles/43446/?place=vatican
Copyright September 27, 2014 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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