Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a pries…

Pope Benedict XVI
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Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when he does it of his own accord. ✨ Celibacy and the Priesthood: An Interview with the Future Pope Benedict XVI. Interview with Peter Seewald, www.catholicculture.org.
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Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when he does it of his own accord. ✨ Celibacy and the Priesthood: An Interview with the Future Pope Benedict XVI. Interview with Peter Seewald, www.catholicculture.org.

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