And yet some Traditional priests get annoyed at babies crying in church ... even when the facility doesn't give the parents anywhere to go. Once church I attended had no basement and no vestibule to speak of (just a 6'x6' entryway). And often it was either raining or freezing cold outside. Yet the priest reprimanded parents whose little ones were crying.
I agree -- such hypocrisy and thoughtlessness on the part of said priests is no laughing matter. What do they want you to do, have most of the family miss Mass for 18 years while you have little ones at home? When is the wife supposed to attend Mass? When she's "done having children" a.k.a. on the Pill? Give me a break.
Remember, we're all human -- and that includes priests.
With all their exalted dignity and graces of state, on a human level they're still very much BACHELORS like the classic trope of the older, unmarried uncle. Bachelors (I define this term as "single men" with no other connotations -- if I'm wrong about its use, I apologize) are by nature used to having things their own way, everything in perfect order, thinking only of themselves, etc. Who else do they have to think about, when they've lived alone for years or even decades?
When you have children, you're FORCED to think of others, plus you have to "let go" if you're a melancholic temperament that likes everything in exact order. I know I'm that way by nature.
I think priests should read some books on the subject at least -- something to broaden their horizons in this regard.
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