This reminds me of when I attended the wedding ceremony for a friend. It was his second marriage (but that was okay since Wife #1 wasn’t Catholic). [sarcasm] A baby-faced priest delivered the sermon on what makes a good marriage, which prompted the guy next to me to whisper in my ear, “How the hell would he know?”
By that logic, there should never be a male gynecologist, veterinarian, or a mortician. What it takes to be an expert is a sincere interest and study of what works. These priests didn’t emerge from under a rock, they came (but not all) from families. Families that nurtured them enough to become priests. Many times detachment and distance from a thing is needed to see the greater picture. Good advice should stand on it’s own and not just by the persona of it’s messenger.
Family life? While it would help if there were others involved, who had families—and there certainly are, of course—there is also the fact that clergy do have long-term relationships with others—their communities, their religious orders, and friends.
j2p2 over 10 years ago
Won’t let me favorite the strip. The irony of the celibate clergy…
Weakstream over 10 years ago
Everything.
ladykat over 10 years ago
Excuse me, Frankie, old boy, did you consider inviting actual parents?
morningglory73 Premium Member over 10 years ago
That’s the point. He is wondering how they could possibly be experts on family life. And that is what’s wrong with that picture.
Zen-of-Zinfandel over 10 years ago
Joy Browne and Laura Schlessinger are on their way…
dirgis3 over 10 years ago
He’s gotta hear all sides. Yours AND mine.
ehtaniguchi over 10 years ago
This reminds me of when I attended the wedding ceremony for a friend. It was his second marriage (but that was okay since Wife #1 wasn’t Catholic). [sarcasm] A baby-faced priest delivered the sermon on what makes a good marriage, which prompted the guy next to me to whisper in my ear, “How the hell would he know?”
Mirror1 over 10 years ago
By that logic, there should never be a male gynecologist, veterinarian, or a mortician. What it takes to be an expert is a sincere interest and study of what works. These priests didn’t emerge from under a rock, they came (but not all) from families. Families that nurtured them enough to become priests. Many times detachment and distance from a thing is needed to see the greater picture. Good advice should stand on it’s own and not just by the persona of it’s messenger.
reynard61 over 10 years ago
“Experts on Family Life”.
Are we talking “Mafia”, “Manson” or “Addams”?
bmonk about 9 years ago
Family life? While it would help if there were others involved, who had families—and there certainly are, of course—there is also the fact that clergy do have long-term relationships with others—their communities, their religious orders, and friends.