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El celibato obligatorio “no es un dogma de fe y puede ser discutido porque es una tradición eclesiástica”. Así lo asegura el recién nombrado Secretario de Estado del Vaticano, Pietro Parolin, actual Nuncio Apostólico en Venezuela.

 Las nuevas reformas que la Iglesia va a emprender y de las que participará activamente Parolin, por la importancia de su cargo, deberán llevar, según él, el sello de ese “espíritu democrático”, en vez de ser tomadas, como en el pasado, en el silencio de los palacios apostólicos, sin escuchar la voz de la Iglesia universal. Serán decisiones colegiales, confirmadas después por el papa.

 Comments on celibacy and democracy in the church by Italian Archbishop Pietro Parolin, whom Pope Francis named as the Vatican's new Secretary of State on Aug. 31, are raising eyebrows today, with some wondering if they herald looming changes in Catholic teaching and practice.

In truth, Parolin's comments represent what might be termed the standard moderate Catholic line – priestly celibacy is a discipline, not a dogma, and can therefore be revised, but it nonetheless has value, and the church is not a democracy but it can and should be more collegial.
 

 Aren't there two types of dogmas? Aren't there unmovable dogmas that were instituted by Jesus and then there are those that came afterwards, during the course of the church's history, created by men and therefore susceptible to change?

 Certainly. There are dogmas that are defined and untouchable.

Celibacy is not --

 It is not a church dogma and it can be discussed because it is a church tradition.

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