James Carroll's call to 'Abolish the Priesthood' is misguided and tiresome

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James Carroll's call to 'Abolish the Priesthood' is misguided and tiresome

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by Michael Sean Winters

May 22, 2019

Distinctly Catholic: James Carroll's view of the priesthood is self-referential and outdated. He seems not to understand how doctrine develops, nor how it relates to history. He further fails to grasp that for the Catholic Church, while it must be historically conscious, the relevant history is also and always salvation history.