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Seminarians back celibacy Disturbed by ‘negative’ clergy petition, hundreds of US seminarians back Church tradition of celibacy for priests By Jerry Filteau WASHINGTON (CNS) - At least 556 US seminarians have signed a letter to the head of the US bishops' conference affirming their support for mandatory celibacy in the Catholic priesthood of the Latin rite. Gary Kasel of the Archdiocese of St Paul-Minneapolis and Franz Klein of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, initiated the signature project last year. They said they did so because they were concerned about the negative impact of a petition last year by a group of Milwaukee priests urging the US bishops to begin admitting married men as candidates for the diocesan priesthood in the Latin rite. In the letter to Bishop Wilton Gregory, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, the seminarians said, "We are writing today to affirm our support for Holy Mother Church's teaching on the place of celibacy in the priesthood.... We, to whom the precious gift of divine grace to live as celibates has been given,
yearn with all our hearts to offer this celibacy up to the Lord with undivided hearts, at the service of his Church." Kasel and Klein were classmates completing philosophy studies last year at St John Vianney College Seminary in St Paul, where they initially circulated their letter after getting it cleared with their rector, Father William Baer. Through fellow students at St John Vianney who knew students in other seminaries around the country, they sent letters to those contacts asking them to circulate the letter and seek signatures in their respective seminaries. They said they only worked through such personal contacts and made no effort to canvass all US seminarians. Students from 12 other seminaries responded as well and Bishop Gregory received a total of 556 signatures from the 13 institutions. Father Edward Burns, executive director of the US bishops' Secretariat for Vocations and Priestly Formation, shared inforContinued on Page 2
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Gathering material for forthcoming editions of The Record journalist Jamie O’Brien and photographer Carole McMillen made a stop at St Joseph’s School, Kununurra, in the Kimberley recently and met some enthusiastic readers they didn’t even know they had. Not being backward in coming forward, some of the students asked if Ms McMillen would take their photograph. “Where are you from?” the children asked. “Perth,” replied McMillen, adding “we’re journalists from the Catholic paper.” “Oh, you mean discovery?” the children asked. Obviously discovery makes an impact wherever it goes.
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