is it true that the priests are going to be able to marry??????
2006-11-17 16:08:11 · 15 answers · asked by fivelighters 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
so why change now can someone out of the faith tell me whats going on cos im a bit stuck
2006-11-17 16:23:43 · update #1
it might stop them playing about with young boys so much if they did
2006-11-17 16:13:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Some say this will have to come as elsethere will be hardly any priests. vocations falling. There was a time in history when priests could marry but then was thought the celibate life more suited to the vocation as no distractions....also of financial benefit to the church. There are instances in any major religion where things have been changed a bit to accomodate the church of teh time....a survival mechanism....does not affect the basic dogma.
2006-11-18 04:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by eagledreams 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think it is true, especially not with Benedict as our pope. I think it would only cause problems and not really improve anything. Besides, it is the job of a priest to stand in persona Christi and Christ was never married. The Church is his bride.
2006-11-18 00:19:24 · answer #3 · answered by anabasisx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you are a priest, you should not be allowed to marry.
If you are married, and then called to tthe priesthood, well, that's different. And that's how married priests come about.
2006-11-18 00:12:01 · answer #4 · answered by Shinigami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope to God so. Denying someone of a biological urge built into them is just retarded and has obviously created a lot of other problems that go against all morallity. It's way past time this was allowed to happen.
2006-11-18 00:22:35 · answer #5 · answered by Reject187 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Church of England priests are already allowed to be married
2006-11-18 00:13:00 · answer #6 · answered by rosbif 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope, the Pope put that to bed yesterday.
2006-11-18 02:56:30 · answer #7 · answered by Julia B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well maybe itll stop them strayin if they are aloud to marry so thats all the women in church finally safe what about the kids maybe god'll protect them an i dont think
2006-11-18 00:20:54 · answer #8 · answered by nendlin 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know & my opinion might not matter since I'm Lutheran but I think they should be allowed to
2006-11-18 00:10:26 · answer #9 · answered by gitsliveon24 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i hope so. i think it will be a great leap in catholisism to allow it. it will encourage more people to go into priesthood, and it will level out the corruption.
2006-11-18 00:12:25 · answer #10 · answered by HW-7 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋