Resurrection

The entire Christian faith hinges upon the centrality of the resurrection of Jesus and the hope for a life after our own death. And this is what the Easter holiday is all about.

But this year on one of the most important holidays on the Christian calendar, the Church faces a real crisis that needs to be sorted out . The issue is child sex abuse by some clergy men over the past decades.

Although the Church is taking the issue of abuse very seriously, many feel that its time to consider celibacy.

Celibacy is a rule which prevents Catholic priests from marrying and this does not date back to early Christian times but became mandatory only during the middle ages. This is being now questioned by some Church heavy weights because they see a connection between celibacy and some psychological problems that can be associated by remaining unmarried.

Easter holiday was observed here in Pakistan too, ofcourse. Instead of the Midnight Mass on Christmas eve, there is an early morning mass on Easter which is followed by the usual eating and meeting that goes on at every festival irrespective of faith.