Another Austriann Bishop has problems with Celibacy

Of course it's all probably just a misquote, but he's not the only Bishop who has a problem with Catholic teaching. There was Bishop Ray Lucker who airing his frequent opposition to Church teaching. But he wasn't as forthcoming as the late Bishop Shanon, another "reluctant" dissenter who did everyone a favor and resigned.

More Bishops should resign if they want to rock the boat in the middle of a storm.

A leading Austrian bishop has called on the Church to drop its celibacy requirement for priests.

Bishop Paul Iby of Eisenstadt told Die Presse newspaper that it should be up to priests to decide whether they want to live a celibate life, and that he would welcome it if married men could be ordained, said an AP report in the Herald Sun.

"It should be at the discretion of every priest whether to live in voluntary celibacy or in a family," Die Presse quoted Bishop Iby as saying.

He also said that eventually the ordination of women should be considered.

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