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Cardinal Egan Raises the Issue of Marriage in the Priesthood
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Billy Parker
Published Mar 22, 2009
Modified Mar 22, 2009
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Published Mar 22, 2009
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As he prepares to retire in just a few weeks as archbishop of New York, Cardinal Egan has made some open-ended remarks about the possibility of marriage in the priesthood. In a radio interview with Fred Dicker, Egan said, “I think that it’s going to be discussed; it’s a perfectly legitimate discussion...I think it has to be looked at. And I am not so sure it wouldn’t be a good idea to decide on the basis of geography and culture not to make an across-the-board determination.” Naturally with such a hot button issue that is rarely addressed by as major of a church figure as Egan (and the conservative cardinal in particular), figures from both sides of the issue are downplaying/lauding it accordingly. Neither spokespeople for Egan nor incoming Archbishop Dolan would comment—Dolan notably squashed the issue when his priests in Milwaukee attempted to bring it to the table. One priest told the Times that no matter how people read Egan's remarks, "It was kind of brave for him to say what everybody’s been thinking."
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