He who indeed avoids adultery, but
keeps lust in his heart, has not understood the prohibition of adultery, which requires of him complete purity.
With due respect for Father Neuhaus» human compassion, I submit that even if the priest were guilty of nothing more than harboring sexual
lust in his
heart toward a male or female of any age, the priest ought to have immediately recognized that he had not been given the gift of celibacy, and thus had badly misjudged his ability to
keep his ordination vows.