Catholic priest, Marriage or Not Marriage?
2006-11-17 23:11:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
No.
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.
WWJD? What would Jesus do? Jesus did not marry.
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.
2006-11-18 15:13:38 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I really don't get your question but I will try to. If you are asking if a catholic priest can get marry then NO and if you ask the other way around then yes
2006-11-18 07:17:58 · answer #2 · answered by harveat_moon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholic Priests are not allowed to marry but I think they should be able to. Maybe it would stop some of them from being abusive to young boys and girls.
2006-11-18 08:49:21 · answer #3 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholic priests can not marry.
2006-11-18 07:17:05 · answer #4 · answered by bunnykitty14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My uncle was a catholic priest. he left the priesthood to get married. My understanding is that you cant get married if you are a priest because you give all your love to God.
2006-11-18 07:15:54 · answer #5 · answered by j3zZiKa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic Church wants it's priests to be celibate, that means not to marry or have any woman.
2006-11-18 07:15:33 · answer #6 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they can't.
I believe they should be able to, though---maybe then the priesthood wouldn't attract so many child molesters!!
2006-11-18 08:33:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they cannot get married. they are committed to live the life of God.
2006-11-18 07:15:22 · answer #8 · answered by maya 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they take a vow of celibacy.
2006-11-18 09:52:38 · answer #9 · answered by the_memory_of_ashes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋