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You probably saw that three Roman Catholic Bishops in Belgium are questioning mandatory celibacy<\/a>. They\u2019re not the only ones. Bishop Paul Iby of Eisenstadt, Austria said last May<\/a> that he favors the ordination of married men, and that women\u2019s ordination was not on the table now but would have to be considered in the future. Bishop Iby had just reached his 75th year and accordingly submitted his resignation, but it was expected that he would remain in office through this November for the diocese\u2019s 50-year jubilee. Rome accepted his resignation immediately. His rather unpopular successor will be ordained this Saturday.<\/p>\n

Dietmar Neuwirth wryly commented<\/a> on Iby\u2019s controversial statement, \u201cBishops tend to become particularly courageous just before or\u00a0sometime after their retirement.\u201d<\/p>\n

This raises a question. How many ministers in the Catholic Church, bishops or priests or deacons or lay ministers, feel they must say things they don\u2019t believe, or not say things they do believe, out of obedience? I mean it as a serious question and I honestly don\u2019t know the answer. Does our hierarchical system ever oblige ministers to ignore their conscience, say, on issues of discipline or pastoral practice which don’t touch defined dogma?? If so, what does this do to their personal sense of integrity and vocation? These strike me as terrifically important questions.<\/p>\n

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