Sex, Celibacy, and Priesthood
is a pastoral review of the research, sexual activity, and celibacy
among Roman Catholic priests.
It features heart-wrenching, anonymous,
and candid self-disclosures about the sexual behaviors of heterosexual,
gay, and bisexual priests.
It explores the meaning of celibacy in
accordance with Roman Catholic Church teachings, doctrine, and canon
law.
It is an honest, raw, and frank study of current perspectives on
celibacy in light of priestly sexual behaviors.
This new book allows for
Roman Catholic priests to speak out in their own voices about their
struggles and conflicts between celibacy and their sexual activities.
Seminaries, formation teams, religious superiors, pastoral care
counselors, spiritual directors, therapists, and anyone fascinated or
concerned about the sexual scandals within the rank and file of the
Roman Catholic Church will find Sex, Celibacy, and Priesthood a candid
and transparent study.
In a time when most people are disgusted with the sexual scandal
cover-ups, smokescreens, and a veil of secrecy provided by many Roman
Catholic bishops and their apologists, Sex, Celibacy, and Priesthood
tells the truth and encourages us to think imaginatively and
compassionately about an issue of crucial importance to the Roman
Catholic Church at this time in history.
About The Author:
The Most Reverend Lou Bordisso is Bishop Emeritus within the Old
Catholic faith tradition serving the Diocese of California, American
Catholic Church.
He is a religious with the Order of St. John Vianney
(OSJV) providing pastoral and spiritual care for both ordained clergy
and lay ministers.
Prior to being received into the Old Catholic faith tradition and the
Diocese of California, Bishop Bordisso was a Roman Catholic vowed
religious.
Bishop Bordisso has served as Presiding Bishop for the
American Catholic Diocese of California and as Provincial for the Order
of Saint John Vianney (OSJV).
Like the vast majority of the clergy in the Old
Catholic/Autocephalous tradition, Bishop Bordisso is bi-vocational.
Bishop Bordisso has been licensed as a marriage and family therapist for
over two decades.
Bishop Bordisso is program host for the public and community access
television and online broadcast, "Political Inquisitions" which
addresses ethics, morality, spirituality, and politics, interviewing
political and community leaders about a variety of distinguished topics.
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