A study of the seminary and priesthood experience of thirteen resigned Roman Catholic priests

John E Haag

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A study of the seminary and priesthood experience of thirteen resigned Roman Catholic priests

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John E Haag. A Study of the Seminary and Priesthood Experience of Thirteen Resigned Roman Catholic Priests. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/fb029760-75d0-4eaa-838f-8ca773ec6003?locale=it.

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J. E. Haag. A study of the seminary and priesthood experience of thirteen resigned Roman Catholic priests. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/fb029760-75d0-4eaa-838f-8ca773ec6003?locale=it

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John E Haag. A Study of the Seminary and Priesthood Experience of Thirteen Resigned Roman Catholic Priests. Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/fb029760-75d0-4eaa-838f-8ca773ec6003?locale=it.

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John E Haag

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This case study reports the seminary and priesthood experience of thirteen resigned diocesan priests ordained after 1960. The number and rate of resignations and a review of the literature provide context. Analysis of the interview data reveals consensus regarding the seminary's failure to encourage personal maturity, an overall positive experience of priesthood and problems with the institutional church in areas of authority and celibacy. The researcher speculates that the conflict between the respondents' idealized image of church and their lived experience weakened their commitment to a celibate priesthood. Further research, dialogue, education for maturity and pastoral care are recommended.

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