May 20, 2022BoardMeeting
BoardPhD Seminar Seminar
The seminar featured a research presentation by Father Joseph Matlak focused on the historical, theological, and canonical relationship between celibacy, marriage, and the ministerial priesthood in Eastern and Western Christianity. Key discussion topics included the scriptural background of the priesthood, the theological shift within Roman Catholicism since the Second Vatican Council, and the ecumenical implications of the divergent traditions regarding mandatory celibacy versus the married priesthood in Eastern Christian churches.