At no point in his letter ("Reinstate laicised priests", April 26) does Fr Edward Butler mention marriage, but I assume that when he argues for non-mandatory celibacy, he is saying that priests should be allowed to marry. I find his letter distasteful because it seems to see the marriage relationship only in terms of "sexual delights". It is a many-faceted relationship; intellectual, spiritual, religious, sexual, caring, humorous, cooperative and so on. It is disconcerting that some members of the hierarchy hold Fr Butler's view of the marriage relationship.
Thérèse Layton, Harrow
09 May 2014, The Tablet
More than sex
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