St. John Henry Newman "Lamented" That Catholic Church Didn't Know What To Do With Anglican Clergy Who Converted to Catholic Church

Source: https://saltandlighttv.org/blogfeed/getpost.php?id=94223 (18 Nov. 2019)

Excerpt:

Last week I explained that the married priesthood has been part of our Catholic tradition since the time of the Apostles. But over time, celibacy became the norm.

Last week, the Church canonized John Henry Newman.  Newman was an Anglican priest who converted to Catholicism. While he was not married, there were other Anglican clergy who converted to Catholicism during his lifetime. I've heard from those who know Newman much better than I do, that he believed that celibacy was necessary for the priesthood, but he is known to have lamented on the fact that the Catholic Church didn't know what to do with these men. Clearly this is not a 20th century issue.