When asked in a May 2015 interview if celibacy is a disincentive for young men considering the priesthood, Heße responded:
It is; many young people object [to it].
For me, celibacy is more of a liberation and an expression that I put everything on this one card, namely God.

When asked if celibacy was a relief for him, he said:
Yes, because I believe freedom does not consist of me leaving everything open and free and undetermined, but instead that I choose and commit myself.
Analogously, that is also the case in marriage.
When asked in a May 2015 interview if celibacy is a disincentive for young men considering the priesthood, Heße responded:
It is; many young people object [to it]. For me, celibacy is more of a liberation and an expression that I put everything on this one card, namely God.
When asked if celibacy was a relief for him, he said:
Yes, because I believe freedom does not consist of me leaving everything open and free and undetermined, but instead that I choose and commit myself. Analogously, that is also the case in marriage.
Stefan Heße