But Father Bernard (of Mt. Angel, yes, the Benedictine monk one) was special, and if all Catholic priests were like him, Martin Luther would have had a lot less to nail on doors. Still, the point is well-made.
The priest who did counselling before my first marriage explicitly said he didn't know what he could advise us, what with being celibate etc. Eventually he left the priesthood, got married, and was tending horses last I heard. /1
He also got a "Keep your mouth shut and stay out of the media" order from the Bishop when the Philippines was sponsoring the Pacific National Exhibition during the Marcos era.
May 9, 2025 22:41
