The priesthood is a gift that is received as the Incarnation of the Word is received. It is neither a right nor an obligation.

—Robert Cardinal Sarah

from his book From the Depths of Our Hearts

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The GIFT OF CELIBACY

In this book, the late pope emeritus and the prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments give their brother priests, and the whole Church, a message of hope. They honestly address the spiritual challenges faced by priests today, while pointing to deeper conversion to Jesus Christ as the key to faithful and fruitful priestly ministry and genuine reform.

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