Religious Liberty and the Secular State: The Constitutional Context Book

	Acknowledgments	7
	List of Abbreviations of Ecclesiastical Sources	11
	Prologue	13
Pt. 1	Priestly Ministry: A Sociological Analysis of the Division Between Church Policy and Church Attitudes
	Introduction	21
1	Events Motivating This Study on Priestly Ministers	24
2	Attitudes of U.S. Catholic Bishops Regarding Married Priests and the Ordination of Women (1985)	36
3	Attitudes of U.S. and Canadian Catholic Bishops Regarding Married Priests and the Ordination of Women (1990)	54
4	Attitudes of U.S. Catholic Laity, Priests, and Bishops Regarding Married Priests and the Ordination of Women (1966-1990)	66
Pt. 2	Celibacy, Sexism, and Infallibility: Church Authority Versus Divine Authority
	Introduction	77
5	Married Clergy	79
6	Women Priests	113
7	Authority	130
Pt. 3	Authority and Priesthood: Personal Reflections and Decisions
	Introduction	165
8	Toward a More Natural Authority	168
9	A Personal Declaration	174
10	A Brief Meditation on the Church in the Twenty-First Century	179
	Epilogue	183
	Appendix A: Sample Letters Regarding Suppression of Research, Resignation from the Jesuits, Priestly Suspension, and Being Banned from Communion	195
	Appendix B: Closing Address at the First National Conference on a Married Priesthood	211
	Bibliography	219
	Index	225