As far as I've been able to discern, the admission of married Protestant ministers as Roman Catholic priests was not just a "small window." It has happened, in small numbers, over a number of years - and has continued to the present time. Ironically, many of theise new married priests are far more conservative than their celibate, lifelong-Catholic brothers.

I see links above to the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia; and to EWTN.org, Mother Angelica's Eternal Word Television Network. Nothe that these are resources provided by right-wing Cathloic groups, and are not necessarily official teaching. Esteban has provided links and quotations from the Vatican wevbsite, which is official - you'll not that the statements on the Vatical Website are much more carefully written and much more balanced.

My quote from Call to Action is from a group which is considered to be extremely liberal - but I thought it was quite balanced in its statement on John Paul II. Call to Action has a number of distinguished theologians among its membership (and also some very strident ideologues).

-Joe Offer-