” “Priestly celibacy is a "gift" to the Church. It was recalled today by the Pope to the Bishops of Brazil, whom he met in the Cathedral of Sao Paulo, "I appeal to your priestly zeal and to the sense of judgement of the callings said Benedict XVI to the Bishops , not least to be able to complete the spiritual, psycho-emotional, intellectual and pastoral dimension in the mature, available days at the service of the Church". "A good, devoted spiritual support admonished the Holy Father is essential to help man to mature and avoids the risk of deviations in the sexual sphere". "Always keep in mind that priestly celibacy is a gift, ‘which the Church has received and wants to keep, as it is convinced it is good for it and for all the world’", concluded Benedict XVI, quoting the Directorate for the Ministry and the Life of Presbyters. ” “
