Fox News contributor and former Catholic priest Jonathan Morris gives his take on Pope Francis' recent comments suggesting celibacy is not necessary for the priesthood on 'America Reports.'
Fox News contributor Jonathan Morris gives his take on Pope Francis' recent comments suggesting celibacy is not necessary for the priesthood on 'America Reports.'
A former Catholic priest who left the vocation to start a family says Pope Francis is"speaking the truth" when he saysThe pontiff raised eyebrows this week when he told an Argentine publication that the thousand-year-old practice in the western church is a"temporary prescription" and there is"no contradiction for a priest to marry."
"The Catholic Church in the United States right now is in a crisis of leadership," Fox News contributor Jonathan Morris told"America Reports" on Wednesday. "I have worked with exceptional, exceptional pastors and Catholic priests throughout my years of priesthood. By the way, I'm still a committed Catholic, but the problem right now is that there are not enough of those exceptionally good men and I believe, while it might not be the silver bullet...
"There are Catholic priests of the Eastern rites even today who are married," he said."I think has talked a lot about this, but he has done nothing. It's really interesting. He speaks a lot about controversial issues, but he's really made no significant change on this or many other issues. He has all of the power to do so. He has all the power.
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