In Defense of Married Priesthood: A Sociotheological Investigation of Catholic Clerical Celibacy

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Vivencio O. Ballano (Polytechnic University of the Philippines)

In Defense of Married Priesthood

A Sociotheological Investigation of Catholic Clerical Celibacy

Vivencio O. Ballano (Polytechnic University of the Philippines)

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English

Routledge
30 August 2023

Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Christian ministry & pastoral activity; Gender studies: men; Religious groups: social & cultural aspects

Series: Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Religion

This book offers an analysis of the sociological, historical, and cultural factors that lie behind mandatory clerical celibacy in the Roman Catholic Church and examines the negative impact of celibacy on the Catholic priesthood in our contemporary age. Drawing on sociological theory and secondary qualitative data, together with Church documents, it contends that married priesthood has always existed in some form in the Catholic Church and that mandatory universal celibacy is the product of cultural and sociological contingencies, rather than sound doctrine. With attention to a range of problems associated with priestly celibacy, including sexual abuse, clerical shortages, loneliness, and spiritual sloth, In Defense of Married Priesthood argues that the Roman Catholic Church should permit marriage to the priesthood in order to respond to the challenges of our age. Presenting a sociologically informed alternative to the popular theological perspectives on clerical celibacy, this book defends the notion of the married priesthood as legitimate means of living the vocation of Catholic priesthood—one which is eminently fitting for the contemporary world. It will therefore appeal to scholars and students of religion, theology, and sociology.

By: Vivencio O. Ballano (Polytechnic University of the Philippines)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 417g
ISBN: 9781032558875
ISBN 10: 1032558873
Series: Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Religion
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 30 August 2023
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Vivencio O. Ballano is Associate Professor V of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, College of the Social Sciences and Development (CSSD), Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), Manila, Philippines. He received his doctorate in Sociology from the Ateneo de Manila University and master’s degree in Theology from the Loyola School of Theology (LST), Ateneo de Manila University. He has published three peer-reviewed and Scopus-indexed books, under Springer Nature Singapore. His fourth book, A Sociotheological Approach to Catholic Social Teaching: The Role of Religion in Moral Responsibility During Covid-19, was published by Springer Nature in November 2022. Dr. Ballano has also written several Scopus and Web of Science-indexed journal articles on the sociology of law, religion, media piracy, post-disaster management, digital education, and Catholic social teaching. In 2021, he received a gold medal award for excellence in international research publication (Lathala Award 2021) from his university. .

Reviews for In Defense of Married Priesthood: A Sociotheological Investigation of Catholic Clerical Celibacy

'Conceptually this is a book that is desperately overdue. That is to say that the need to understand the origins and “logic” of certain Catholic practices in a wide socio-cultural context is still lacking in many places, and this book is a good beginning to address such a lack. This is especially true with issues such as sex, celibacy, and marriage in a theological context, which can function sometimes to obscure important, perhaps even predominant, social and cultural factors as well as the psychological.' - A.A.J. DeVille, associate professor of psychology, University of Saint Francis. 'Conceptually this is a book that is desperately overdue. That is to say that the need to understand the origins and “logic” of certain Catholic practices in a wide socio-cultural context is still lacking in many places, and this book is a good beginning to address such a lack. This is especially true with issues such as sex, celibacy, and marriage in a theological context, which can function sometimes to obscure important, perhaps even predominant, social and cultural factors as well as the psychological.' - A.A.J. DeVille, associate professor of psychology, University of Saint Francis.