Chastity of Catholic priests, What do you think?

Question

They vow chastity because Jesus lived chaste, Why they forget the fact that Jesus was a God and they're mere human beings, and living chaste in this day and age is extremely difficult and could lead many people including priests to do something wrong?

Answer 1

Actually Jesus calls all to chastity.

Mt 19:10-12 - [His] disciples said to him, "If that is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry." He answered, "Not all can accept [this] word, but only those to whom that is granted. Some are incapable of marriage because they were born so; some, because they were made so by others; some, because they have renounced marriage for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Whoever can accept this ought to accept it."

1 Cor 7:32-35 - I should like you to be free of anxieties. An unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord. But a married man is anxious about the things of the world, how he may please his wife,and he is divided. An unmarried woman or a virgin is anxious about the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in both body and spirit. A married woman, on the other hand, is anxious about the things of the world, how she may please her husband.I am telling you this for your own benefit, not to impose a restraint upon you, but for the sake of propriety and adherence to the Lord without distraction.

The vow of chastity is a discipline that priests and nuns take, to strengthen their faith. Those that break this vow should be punished, accordingly to the laws governing them.

Answer 2

First, Judeo-Christian tradition has always held that single people be celibate. This is taught by Judaism and Christianity from before the Scriptures were written down.

The question should be: Why can't priests marry?

This idea of a celibate clergy came from the Jews, John the Baptist, Jesus, and the Apostle Paul.

The Jews. The Talmud argues that a person whose “soul is bound up with the Torah and is constantly occupied with it” may remain celibate (Maimonides, Laws of Marriage 15.3). For example, Yahweh ordered the prophet Jeremiah not to marry (Jeremiah 16:1-4). Moreover, the Essenes was a group that was active in Jesus’ time that practiced celibacy and thought by most scholars to be the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

John the Baptist and Jesus are both believed to have been celibate for their entire lives. Some scholars believe that the example of the Essenes influenced either or both Jesus and John the Baptist in their celibacy.

The Apostle Paul is explicit about his celibacy (see 1 Cor. 7). There is also evidence in the gospel of Matthew for the practice of celibacy among at least some early Christians, in the famous passage about becoming “eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 19:12).

The concept took many twists and turns over the years and will probably take a few more before Christ returns in glory.

With love in Christ.

Answer 3

Jesus was human first. That is the reason why we can only know God thru Him. Because he showed us that if we follow God's teaching we too can live a life of chastity if that is our choice.

Saying that I believe that if someone wants to be a priest they should have the option to marry or not.

Answer 4

There are over 1500 cases of abuse in America alone. I think that's proof the system does not work.

Answer 5

I think it's a great idea. The bastards should have to suffer at least as much as the collective suffering they inflict on others.

Answer 6

I think it is good. It is something they chose for themselves.

Answer 7

the reason they have a hard time with it is because that's not what they were anointed to do.....