Pilgrimage from Rome

Quotes from the book: "Celibacy is not supported by any Scripture. It is against nature... So I pondered the question, 'If a celibate falls in love or succumbs to the temptations of the flesh, who is more to blame, the church or the celibate?" "As I held her and kissed her, a rhapsody of joy filled my whole being... Suddenly my calling wasn't enough. I was filled with fear and consternation. I couldn't understand it, no matter how hard I tried." "I realized that the rampant immorality among the Catholic hierarchy was largely attributable to the confessional. These priests heard so many confessions about unchaste behavior that some began to generalize, thinking that every town and village is another Peyton Place." "I stopped the car and asked mother to wait. I took my mass kit into the Catholic church and left it next to the confessional booth. The umbilical cord was cut! At last I had done what I knew was right." "I saw that as long as I questioned Mrs. White's predictions and interpretations, I was headed for repeated confrontations with the (Seventh-Day Adventist) church's leaders. The more I thought about it, the more convinced I was that it would be unethical to remain a minister in a church whose doctrines I could not accept. I would not submit to another pope or modern prophetess." "There is not one verse in the Bible that clearly supports the doctrine of transubstantiation. We are told to celebrate the Lord's Supper, using bread and wine as symbols of His flesh and blood, but we are not asked to be cannibals."