#12920 What Is Clerical Celibacy? Conscientious Objectors and War - Jimmy Akin

Catholic Answers Live released an episode featuring Jimmy Akin that discusses the nature of clerical celibacy as a Church discipline.

The program also addresses Church teachings on pacifism and conscientious objection. This section responds to a new Catholic in the Air Force who is seeking conscientious objector status due to struggles with participating in war. Other topics covered in the episode include advice for new Catholics facing family opposition to marriage, the process of a priest retrieving hosts from the tabernacle during Mass, and resources for understanding the Catholic approach to Scripture.