Central to the issues of the script itself were celibacy in the priesthood and the two-tier system that has been set up within the Catholic Church. Although Anglican priests are allowed to join the Catholic Church as priests with wives, those brought through the Catholic Church as priests have to take a vow of celibacy. Deery states, “As a practicing Catholic myself , I believe we have to look at the notion of celibacy, because celibacy is the single issue that will destroy the Catholic Church in the twenty first century. A lot of priests are either practising heterosexuality or homosexuality.” The Vatican brought celibacy into the priesthood in the Twelfth Century, thus preventing priests leaving land or money to their first-born and ensuring a power base for the church as a whole. Deery continues, “Eleven hundred years after Christ, priests were allowed to be married and then the Vatican decided that was the end of it. For political reasons I would argue that they brought this in for power and money.” next page >