(September 25, 2020 at 1:10 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Churches in Germany are closing because of sex. Priests don't want to carry the cross of blue balls for Christ anymore.
Quote:Germany’s Largest and Richest Archdiocese Will Close 90% of Its Churches by 2030
In Germany, the Archdiocese of Cologne — the largest and richest archdiocese in the nation — is shrinking from 500 churches to 50 over the next decade. (Hey, for once, a good tithe!) That’s according to Wolfgang Picken, the head of one of Germany’s oldest Catholic churches.
Somehow, the Church is no longer appealing to potential priests with its marketing campaign of No Sex For Life and people always associating you with child sex abuse. One organization that’s critical of the new plans says the celibacy requirement is the biggest obstacle to finding more priests. But even if Catholic officials consider budging in certain situations, that’s a rule that’s not about to change.
Reducing the number of churches also means some people will just stop attending since the closest one may be too far away from home.
https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2020...s-by-2030/
"The Church was a thousand years old before it definitively took a stand in favor of celibacy in the twelfth century at the Second Lateran Council held in 1139, when a rule was approved forbidding priests to marry. In 1563, the Council of Trent reaffirmed the tradition of celibacy."
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.