Rejection of Priestly Celibacy
Kamm claims the Latin Rite rules of obligatory celibacy do not apply to him, not even if finally declared "pope" sometime in the future; nor does it apply to the priests of his order. His critics say that this rejection of normative church discipline proves the illegitimate and fraudulent nature of his revelations and religious order.
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