The Ekklesia website reports that a major debate about the Catholic Church and enforced priestly celibacy will take place in Central London tonight (September 14, 2010), ahead of the Pope's visit to the United Kingdom.
The motion for the debate is that "Celibacy should no longer be a compulsory requirement for the Roman Catholic priesthood."
One speaker for the motion, Professor Tina Beattie -- a leading Catholic theologian, writer, and broadcaster from Roehampton University -- said, "When celibacy is imposed rather than freely chosen, the struggle to conform to what may seem like an almost impossible demand creates a clerical culture which is obsessed with sex."
The debate will take place at the Odeon West End Cinema, located in London's Leicester Square.
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