thing in the world? why the hell is church being so sacrilegious about the whole sex thing, my god, sex is what makes us humans and if it weren't for sex we wouldn't even be here!! priests are human also; they have needs just like everybody else does!! why prevent them from enjoying? does really everything in life have to do something with suffering! i think god would be also happier if people enjoyed in the gift of pleasue he gave them..; don't you think?
2007-01-07 00:47:08 · 23 answers · asked by Tina M 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It would appear not many know the history of christianity. Sometime around 500 AD, a wild playboy by the name of Augustine suddenly found religion, gained power within the church and convinced the church that anything related to sex was basically evil. As a result, the "official" view of sex by the church is "never have sex". If you must give in to your "evil" desires, do so within the confines of marriage and then only to produce children.
Anyone with half a brain would realize how rediculous this is. Why the pope/church hasn't made any official change to this doctrine is a mystery to me.
As far as priest not marrying. In early times, a person joining the priesthood brought with them any property they owned. At this time priests did marry. The problem was that many of their male children did not become priests. When the priest died, his property was divided among his children, thus the church lost property. The church required priest to be single so they would not loose property. It had nothing to do with sex.
Here again, since people who join the priesthood today are not likely to bring much property with them. The church receives much property and financial support from donations. Why the church maintains the ban on married priests makes no sense what so ever.
A few years ago the catholic and episcopal churches almost made a reconcilliation, the hang up was married priests.
2007-01-07 01:15:49 · answer #1 · answered by tmarschall 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sex is not what makes you human , if you didnt have any then you all be a heck of a mess huh? !! First of all sex is what God gave us between married people , outside of that its adultery. Yes im speaking as a believer but i wasnt always one and i had a good time then or so i thought. Outside marriage its a sin against the body and if your a believer in Christ and do so then its get deep because your body is a temple of the holy spirit. Yes a person can feel a form of love and care for person that they are have sex with but its more a "soul tie" and that can be very dangerous for anyone. People dont alway understand that when you give in to the FLESH, then thats what its going to be, and what that person has on them, now attaches itself to you. Yes..all the people you sleep with and sin and garbage they have, is now united to you. That is spiritually speaking and phyically speaking...desieases, aids herpes and unclean spirits now joined with you. The more unclean on you makes you let apt to think your doing wrong, you know rebellion. Celibacy is feedom from sin and keeps you close to the the Lord. Giving in is seperation. Yes God did design sex to be very pleasurable, between two people evenly yoked & married then sex and love are real and a debth that know one could ever imagine.
2007-01-07 08:14:42 · answer #2 · answered by Bought & paid for!! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't get it, girly girl.
If you were not a Christian, then Christian ethics shouldn’t ruffle you up; am I right?
If you are a Christian – have you ever considered this? Maybe Christianity might not be right for you. Sure, most of today’s religions are Patriarchal – and they see the body as sinful in some way…but there are still a few old religions that do not condemn the body as sinful. You might want to consider Paganism, or Hinduism. I’m not joking. I’m trying to help.
I’d also like to have my say – and say, celibacy, in my view, is not about whether you technically ‘do it’, or don’t ‘do it’. Even Jesus told us not to be hypocrites on the outside.
Celibacy is more about these – self-control over an undisciplined body – and freedom from the slavery (addiction) of desire.
Both Jesus and Buddha understood this concept of freedom very well. These men came not to set up tyrannical religion – but to have compassion for us, to show us the way out of slavery, in a spiritual way. That’s what it’s about.
Good luck and I really hope you think seriously about your religious identity.
2007-01-07 01:02:17 · answer #3 · answered by Yahoo user 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That's all well and good. If the other person truly loves you back. But many get used, and a broken heart may
never heal! That's why it's still important to find someone
who will make the commitment.
But don't feel you have to marry the first one you date.
Everyone likes to have sex. But if you don't have anything to talk about after sex. You will end up talking about each other!
2007-01-07 01:10:48 · answer #4 · answered by THE NEXT LEVEL 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Roman Catholic Church has made up a lot of rules and church traditions that are not in the Bible. God does call some people to celibacy but not everyone. The Catholic Church made it a requirement for priests. The Bible makes it clear that if you have sexual desires you should marry rather than commit sin (I Corinthians 9:7). Also, if you look at the requirements the Bible lists for a bishop or priest (I Timothy 3) celibacy is not one of them. This is just an unbiblical position that the Roman Catholic Church has taken.
2007-01-07 00:55:26 · answer #5 · answered by Barry T 2 · 2⤊ 4⤋
If the mind and body are healthy, sex can be one of the most beautiful spiritual experiences a person can have. We are designed to enjoy sex as a perfectly natural part of life. Early laws pertaining to sex were probably based on common sense: unchecked lust can lead to indiscriminate sex, and indiscriminate sex can spread disease, adultery can do harm to any children involved, divorce made an outcast of the ex-wife who often had no means of support, and so on. However, the church continues to attach stigma to sex in order to control its sheep through guilt and fear of damnation.
2007-01-07 00:55:37 · answer #6 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Eros love is only one type of human love! Philia love is the love between parent and child or brother and sister!
My goodness expand your knowledge and actions of love! Investigate other cultural ideas of Love besides the Western sex only concept. One suggestion is the Eskimo terms for the many Loves they describe through their language!
Jesus Christ, being God, experienced Love at its perfection! So, beyond the human sensual experience.
Agape Love is the total self surrender and abandonment for others. Not simply in a sensory emotional release, but in a total commitment towards another. So much so that you would die for the other.
This is a better description of the Love of Jesus Christ.
Can you love someone enough to sacrifice your every want and need?
2007-01-07 00:54:20 · answer #7 · answered by Lives7 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
This (alongside birth control, abortion, divorced, gay and women priests/rights)
is what keep the Roman Catholic Church of 2007 a narrow-minded, sans-logic, cruel faith. God would certainly be happier if people enjoyed the gift of pleasue he gave them, and gave each other more pleasure and less to worry about.
Support reform, support modernisation. Make the church change, and if they refuse, vote with your feet.
2007-01-07 00:56:02 · answer #8 · answered by profound insight 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Contrary to popular belief, the Catholic Church DOES have some married priests. Those who are not choose to be "eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 19:12).
2007-01-07 00:53:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
God is not anti-sex; He invented it, after all, and He deliberately made it especially pleasant. He also had a specific purpose and context in mind for it, and that context is marriage. His ideal was one man having that type of relationship with only one woman in his lifetime, with it lasting as long as they both lived. This produces trust between the two partners and strengthens the bond between them. It also makes for a stronger and more clearly defined family unit, the family being the best institution for humans to pass on values to the next generation and support each other during hardship
In ancient times, actually for most of history, it was also important for inheritance-related reasons. The dividing up of your wealth and passing it to your offspring was a major thing in life, and you wanted to know that your children were really your own, that your wife hadn't brought children in through another man via adultery. This is less important in today's culture as family is de-emphasized and it is easier for people to make their own fortunes and aquire wealth and property without inheriting it.
And the Bible doesn't force anyone to remain celibate for life; that's a Catholic invention.
Basically, if you think of that person you "truly care for", you may think what you have as special, but it pales in comparison to what you could have if you had saved yourselves for each other until making a lifelong commitment to stay together in marriage for the rest of your lives. When people just go from one sexual relationship to the next, and especially go outside of their marriage, it just brings misery, not "happiness". Which is what we see in society today.
I work in a preschool, I see broken families constantly. Children who don't understand why they can't see Mommy or Daddy anymore. It affects them for the rest of their lives.
Sex God's way is enjoyable, productive, and leads to strengthened bonds between spouses, and happy homes.
Sex the world's way leads to heartbreak, teenage pregnancy, STD's, sexual addiction to replace missing parental love, mistrust and jealousy between "lovers", divorce, children with one parent, or none, ect.
2007-01-07 01:13:25 · answer #10 · answered by Matt c 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋