tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post5186924964083703974..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: How To Become A BishopBrother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-35049181092799335342009-12-15T13:21:04.878-05:002009-12-15T13:21:04.878-05:00There's even an intentional nod towards Cathol...There's even an intentional nod towards Catholic priestly celibacy:<br /><br />"If by now you are contemplating the advantages of clerical celibacy (which would not be an unreasonable reaction considering the problems involved in your<br />selection), dismiss such thoughts at once.<br /><br />Protestant Christians expect their clergy to marry. The folklore of the trade holds that it is necessary for a minister to marry<br />in order to set an example of Christian family life.<br /><br />You will want to pretend that this is true, just as you will find it expedient to pretend that you dwell in a state of marital bliss the calm waters of which are<br />never rippled by a cross word, let alone a quarrel. The nervous strain involved in such pretensions is of awesome proportions, and is known to have pushed parsonage wives into emotional breakdowns and turned parsonage children into<br />church hating delinquents."<br /><br />Too true. :-)<br /><br />WWarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.com