Attack on celibacy puts priesthood in ‘mortal danger,’ warns Cdl Sarah
The African cardinal said that by ‘attacking the celibacy of priests, you are attacking the Church and her mystery.’
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Articles tagged Robert Sarah
Cardinal Sarah’s beautiful defense of priestly celibacy must be read
Cardinal Sarah’s reflections on his own pastoral experiences in Africa are deeply moving.
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Cdl Sarah denounces ‘brutal’ attacks on Benedict over book defending priestly celibacy
'What breaks my heart and hurts me deeply is the brutality, the irreverence, the lack of consideration and the indecency with which Benedict XVI has been treated.'
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Pope Francis’ favored interviewer casts Cdl Sarah as leading ‘opposition’ campaign
Is the new ‘interview’ a further example of Pope Francis’s parallel press office?
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Cdl Müller: Benedict’s words carry ‘great weight’ in Church,’ he’s not Francis’ antagonist
Benedict's words 'carry great weight in the Church, because of his theological and spiritual competence as well as his episcopal and papal experience of government.'
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Cdl Sarah: I just met with Benedict over priestly celibacy book, no ‘misunderstanding between us’
'I left very happy, full of peace and courage from this lovely meeting,' said Cardinal Robert Sarah.
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Cardinal Müller: Benedict XVI could not keep silent because he saw the ‘danger’
‘The Catholic priesthood is at stake.’
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Dutch bishop: Pope Benedict had ‘duty to speak out’ in defense of priestly celibacy
'If there are ambiguities,' said Bishop Robert Mutsaerts, 'you have to create clarity.'
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Catholic monks reveal how they prepare for death in a monastery
'The monk dies as he has lived.'
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Bishop Schneider defends Cdl Sarah for his ‘heroic’ book on priestly celibacy
‘One might say that the intervention of Cardinal Sarah has provoked, so to speak, the anger of hell.’
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