CHURCH PAPER TACKLES CELIBACY ISSUE

The Boston Archdiocese's official newspaper said the Roman Catholic Church must face the question of whether to continue to require priests to be celibate.  In the special issue on the priest sex abuse scandal, its lead editorial, The Pilot newspaper said the celibacy issue raises tough questions, such as whether there would be fewer scandals if celibacy were optional for priests.  The issue of whether the priesthood attracts an unusually high number of homosexual men was also addressed in the editorial.

(Boston, Massachusetts)