Word: priesthoods
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...kept to a schedule that would have stunned many a man of far fewer years than his 59, and he seemed impervious to the driving rains that fell on his motorcades in Boston and Manhattan. The actor (John Paul toured Poland with a school theatrical company before entering the priesthood) displayed a sure command of smile, gesture and wink, even capitalizing on his thick Polish accent to draw a laughing cheer by voicing admiration for Manhattan's "sky-scroppers." Then he milked the line a bit, as the laughter and applause rose, and pronounced the word in Polish and Italian...
...totality of the yes that [priests] have spoken to the Lord" and made clear that his refusal to release priests from their vows would continue. "Priesthood is forever," he said...
...Conference in Chicago on Friday, the Pope intended to raise another of his major continuing concerns: the shortage of young men seeking to become priests. Aides said that he would make it clear, however, that he opposes trying to entice applicants by relaxing any traditional rules of the priesthood. In particular, he will not yield on the issue of celibacy...
...field in Iowa the Pope addressed 350,000 people, where he reaffirmed that the priesthood requires a traditional life-long commitment. He also said God has chosen only men "to shepherd his flock...
...escape in sexual pleasure, escape in drugs, escape in violence, escape in indifference and cynical attitudes. But today, I propose to you the option of love, which is the opposite of escape. If you really accept that love from Christ, it will lead you to God. Perhaps in the priesthood or religious life; perhaps in some special service to your brothers and sisters: especially to the needy, the poor, the lonely, the abandoned, those whose rights have been trampled upon, or those whose basic needs have not been provided for. Whatever you make of your life, let it be something...