Fatherhood is a vocation just as is the priesthood, the question then comes up: Who comes first, the children I beget as a man or the children I beget as a priest of Jesus Christ, one who participates in the eternal priesthood of Christ? Celibacy is not a dogma of the Church but a discipline and as such can change, but the great witness of celibacy is lost. Celibacy points to the mystical union that awaits us all in heaven.
The priesthood is a supernatural gift which points to supernatural realities and hence requires strong witness in every day. Loneliness accompanies every person in every state of life at some point. Many priests have support groups and great friends in their fellow priests with whom they travel, recreate, and do many other things. Priestly retreats, convocations, Confirmation celebrations and other spiritual events allow priests to gather and celebrate the great joys and wonder of the ministerial priesthood.
Every person will feel lonely when the desires of his heart are not properly ordered and focused toward our Lord, Jesus Christ.
When we have learned to always be in union with God then we know we are never alone and rejoice in having His presence among us always. A priest receives a monthly income which allows him to take care of his needs and to save; this is a modest but adequate sum.
A priest also receives room and board so he has a place to live and a means for buying food and necessities. The only limitation a priest has is that his hobbies must be in accord with the Gospel and his position as a priest.
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For about years, the Catholic Church has required that its priests stay celibate. But what happens if a priest falls in love? Sitting in his house in the Bergisches Land region of western Germany, Johannes Wendeler looks at photos of his ordination at Cologne Cathedral in The idea of falling in love never occurred to Wendeler. When he was ordained as a priest at the age of 30, he had never had a relationship with a woman.
Wendeler says, because of this, celibacy seemed to him to be an acceptable lifestyle. But that changed when, after working as a priest for seven years, he met physiotherapist Lydia Piechotta, following a car accident which left him with a broken hand. The two enjoyed the conversations they had during therapy sessions and became close friends.
Soon after, they fell in love. Of course, this was a big problem for Wendeler and Piechotta. How should they deal with this love, which is forbidden in the eyes of the Catholic Church? The two did not want to live like this forever, and so after about a year, Wendeler told the Archbishop of Cologne.
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