More recently, he suggested that the church "should keep celibacy, but make it a little easier for everybody."
Those churches not ready to change can simply keep their distance.
The church has never kept official records on the race of its membership, so exact numbers are unknown.
The church and the diocese kept using the main building as it was completed.
The church has also kept old coins dating from 1616.
When the child raised the issue at the time, the church protected the priest and kept the abuse quiet.
The church used the silver once a year and kept it in a bank vault.
So the church keeps taking men who want to be priests and who are also called to marriage.
The church keeps the form of the building as it was built in 1914.
The church has kept some structures from the 12th century.