married Catholic priests?

[yankee]

just want to see people's opinion on this subject...not sure if this has actually went through or not but just looking for your opinion on the subject - i am not sure where i stand on this yet. Oh and if someone knows if it went through or not please respond as well..haven't watched CNN lately

[turtle]

Well, I don't know much about Catholisism and the rules/regulations priests must follow. But if the priest and his wife are in love, why not. I believe everyone should have the chance to share their lives with someone they fall in love with.

[yankee]

just so you know about Catholics - my knowledge is that they take a oath to God to not wed - to stay pure for God...when they start their priesthood. I know priests do leave but what of those that took the oath and still want to be priests? wow my catholic knowledge is rusty considering i was one for 20 years.

[jankren]

I still do not understand why marriage is considered sinful or impure? Is it because there is sex involved? If sex is really that wrong then how else could human being reproduce? The whole celibacy thing just does not make sense to me .

[yankee]

I still do not understand why marriage is considered sinful or impure? Is it because there is sex involved? If sex is really that wrong then how else could human being reproduce? The whole celibacy thing just does not make sense to me .

It is not saying marriage is unpure or sinful. It is an act if you can say that...or oath that a man takes to become a Catholic priests. That he will obstain from sex and everthing about it and stay pure and focus on God - its not saying marriage is bad just that priests can not get married or have sex....well atleast that was how it was in the past.

[hellheaven1987]

I remember my father told me before that Catholic priests are "married" to God - which means they would focus their whole life at religion instead other business.

Another reason is probably because St Paul said marriage is for common people. A person who is truly faithful to God should NEVER marry and have sex.

[Ven0m1985]

Blah ******** i hate to dis people but marriage is apart of god's will you dont have to i guess but god wants you to be married that a man and a womam not the same sex marriage deal but lets not talk about that right now.

[MaximiIian]

I'm sorry, but could you organize your sentence into something vaguely comprehensible? Use punctuation, it's your grammatical good friend, and please, utilize a spell checker.

On topic, I feel that Priests of all tiers should be allowed to be married and have families. Reproduction is a biological right, dammit. What's more, it could lead to something I advocate- hereditary titulary.

[Garnier]

I know how to do punctuation and stuff, so I will make his post clear.

At least from my point of view:

since God made us, and he is good, and he loves us, he also created marriage and sex. He was lonely when he was alone, he made man to be his companion, and as God isnt a physical being, man needed a physical being to be the companion of, hence we have woman. He created man and woman, and intended for one man to be the companion of one woman, which is perfect, hence we have marriage. Of course, for the rest of the story, read the bible... I mean, its all in there, I just dont have time to type it all up right now.

[Lavastein]

i say allow em to marry. But the prob stats when you cant be at two places at once. If the church needs you to go to some foreign countrythe priest goes where he is told. But if he has a family then therin lies the problem.


im going to bed now so ill look this up later. Goodnight all

[KaerMorhen]

It won't work and besides as an longest lasting organisation Catholic Church is capable enough to manage with that sort of problems. I can't even imagine life without shag but life of an priest is life of devotion and self sacrifice.

[Black Francis]

I am quite torn on this subject...

I understand and believe in the need for the Priest to be celibate.

However, I also know that if Priests were allowed to have.. *ahem* relations with the other sex, I would be banging on the door of my Parish Church right now to begin my training...

[Tiwaz]

It won't work and besides as an longest lasting organisation Catholic Church is capable enough to manage with that sort of problems. I can't even imagine life without shag but life of an priest is life of devotion and self sacrifice.

Really? It won't?

Say that to Orthodox church where priests can quite happily be married. And remember, Orthodox church is not a single second "younger" institution.

So clearly this is possible and, when we think how pitifully little choirboy scandals we hear from this churhc, apparently works rather well too.

[Idwayreth]

so they ignore some aspects that's too inconventient for them but embrace others. woulnd't be the first time

[Ó Cathasaigh]

Wasn't Mel Gibsons Character on Signs a Catholic Priest who had Kids??? What a plot whole.

Anyway, I am no Catholic, but I think it would probably be beneficial to the church. What better parent than a priest? He allready knows what is right, wrong, all sorts of stuff. Confession would be interesting though....

[Atterdag]

It won't work and besides as an longest lasting organisation Catholic Church is capable enough to manage with that sort of problems. I can't even imagine life without shag but life of an priest is life of devotion and self sacrifice.

So it's only working for the protestants because they're a younger brach of christianity:hmmm:

[Tom Paine]

So it's only working for the protestants because they're a younger brach of christianity:hmmm:

And the Orthodox because... they're younger... too.... hm. Maybe on this one the Catholic doctrinal practice is... misguided.

[yankee]

And the Orthodox because... they're younger... too.... hm. Maybe on this one the Catholic doctrinal practice is... misguided.

I wouldn't say misguided - its just their belief or atleast was their belief. I was a Catholic for most of my life until i changed to Southern Baptist....there were several beliefs that is part of Catholic doctrinal i could not understand but its part of that Catholic beliefs - more the doctrine part (rules)..but again like so many faiths...including christianity....if you disagree with that denomination practices / doctrinal...just find another - not like there is a lack of them - which is sad that there are so many..lol. wow i guess i got a little off subject.

[PacSubCom]

How touchingly naive. Lots of catholic priests have sex. Some with little boys. Most with women.

[aduellist]

As I recall, the celibacy requirement was only added in the Catholic Church around the fourth century AD. It was instituted primarily because of possible inheritance claims against Church property. No married priests = no legitimate heirs = no inheritance claims.

My older brother is just starting his third year in the Deaconate program. He's married (has been for almost 30 years) and would join the priesthood in the proverbial "New York minute" if they allowed married priests. I think he'd be an excellent priest. Oh, well. That's the Church's loss.

I remember a comedy routine from years ago, although I can't remember the name of the comic, regarding a Catholic priest going to Heaven when he dies and receiving the "True Word of God":

"CELEBRATE! Oh, man! I've got sperm backed up to my astral body!"