First, please note that this is not meant to offend... i mean this very kind heartedly.
I was reading 1 Timothy Chapter 3 (grab your bible and look if you would like)
It talks about the qualifications set forth for Deacons and Bishops.
Verse 2: A bishop must then be blameless, THE HUSBAND OF ONE WIFE, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitatlity, apt to teach.
It is to my understanding, that catholic bishops must be celibate the same way as priests. First, verify if this is so.
If this IS so... how do you feel about this verse, when the New Testament clearly states that he should be married? Was there a new law or something passed within the church to change it?
2007-07-16
08:45:20
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