Why doesn't the Pope and the Priest Marry ?

Question

Okay Chris you got me on that one and all give you a thumbs up,but be nice from now on if you can.

Thumbs up to all the rest but no more

This is why : " Now the Spirit speaketh expressly,that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith,giving heed to seducing spirits,and doctrines of devils;Speaking lies in hypocrisy;having their conscience seared with a hot iron;Forbidding to marry,and commanding to abstain from meats,which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 1Timothy 4:1-3.They claim Peter as their first Pope yet he was married, Jesus heals his wife mother in Matthew 8:14-15

lives7,Jesus didn't support celibacy.His first miracle was done at a wedding.

Do you Catholic's realize that it is forbidden for a Preist to Marry ? Can't you see that this is a sin and against God's plan?If someone choses not to marry that is fine.But to forbid someone to marry is a SIN.

Answer 1

Because of the spurious "vow of celibacy" that they make. And as Jesus said, they have placed the law of men above the law of God.

They would like to point you to Jesus' words regarding EUNUCHS (not priests) where He said that some are born EUNUCHS, others are made EUNUCHS and yet other choose to be EUNUCHS for the kingdom of God.

Genesis states that "it is not good for man to be alone".

Proverbs states that "he who finds a wife finds a good thing from the Lord".

The apostle Paul states that marriage is an honor.

The catholic "church" has turned an EXCEPTION into a RULE.

Answer 2

Mt 19:12 celibacy praised by Jesus, who was celibate.

1 Cor 7:8 Saint Paul was celibate

1 Cor 7:32-35 celibacy recommended for full-time ministers

1 Tim 5:9-12 Pledge of celibacy taken by older widows.

Answer 3

Because they don't want "junior" to automatically go into the family business. Seriously, celibacy was imposed in the days when bushops and priests owned their own churches and were creating hieratical "dynasties". The Church wanted a clean break every generation to keep the inheritance laws from interfering with the hierarchical organization. (It still happened sometimes, but not officially.)

Answer 4

my eyes it is Lust, they Do not want to get involved with the devil, they See that there thoughts R evil, as there eyes. everyone is blind to this. only, I MEAN ONLY a wife from God is good, I believe everyone takes there wife as the devil temps them. they can't even look to heaven with there wife's cuss its lust. God says there R know marriages in heaven, so SAVE yourself for the kingdom of God. he also warns us to NOT desire the FLESH of this (QUOTE) world. my eyes in heaven only. all have lost themselves to Lust, or have not like the Priests. I a Virgin. Only through Jesus Christ, will I hope to find Love. U all walk in a Animal Image with your body's. evolutionists or (scientists) examine themselves and look to a animal for answers, cuss they no they R one. I'm a Godly man, I know it is lust for everyone cuss look at how lovers U can have, all the divorce the lake of Jesus es control over it, U all do what U want and God looks upon U, and accepts it, as long as U R married. and if U R not married the attractions U have for one another will throw U into hell. He hates your desire for one another its lust not love, but has to except it. But he dose tell everyone U R not aloud home with it. and all the Christians say except for me say I don't care I just want to get there. there's something better than this garbage. so to say...

Answer 5

Celibacy is a practice recommended for church leaders in the Bible:

+ In Matthew 19:12, Jesus says, "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."

Jesus says celibacy is a gift from God and whoever can bear it should bear it. Jesus praises and recommends celibacy for full time ministers in the Church. Because celibacy is a gift from God, those who criticize the Church's practice of celibacy are criticizing God and this wonderful gift He bestows on His chosen ones.

+ In Matthew 19:29, Jesus says, "And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life."

Whoever gives up children for the sake of His name will receive a hundred times more and will inherit eternal life. Jesus praises celibacy when it is done for the sake of His kingdom.

+ Matthew 22:30 - Jesus explains, "At the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like the angels in heaven."

In heaven there are no marriages. To bring about Jesus' kingdom on earth, priests live the heavenly consecration to God by not taking a wife in marriage. This way, priests are able to focus exclusively on the spiritual family, and not have any additional pressures of the biological family (which is for the vocation of marriage). This also makes it easier for priests to be transferred to different parishes where they are most needed without having to worry about the impact of their transfer on wife and children.

+ In 1 Corinthians 7:1, Paul writes, "It is a good thing for a man not to touch a woman."

This is the choice that the Catholic priests of the Roman rite freely make.

+ Then in 1 Corinthians 7:7, Paul says, "Indeed, I wish everyone to be as I am."

Paul acknowledges that celibacy is a gift from God and wishes that all were celibate like he is.

+ In 1 Corinthians 7:27, Paul writes, "Are you free of a wife? Then do not look for a wife."

Paul teaches men that they should not seek marriage. In Paul’s opinion, marriage introduces worldly temptations that can interfere with one’s relationship with God, specifically regarding those who will become full time ministers in the Church.

+ In 1 Corinthians 7:32-33, Paul teaches, "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 in verse 38, "So then, the one who marries his virgin does well; the one who does not marry her will do better."

Paul recommends celibacy for full time ministers in the Church so that they are able to focus entirely upon God and building up His kingdom. He “who refrains from marriage will do better.”

See also
1 Timothy 5:9-12
2 Timothy 2:3-4
Revevation 14:4
Isaiah 56:3-7
Jeremiah 16:1-4

The celibate clergy did not come into full bloom until about 1000 A.D. There were many married priests, bishops, and popes before this time.

Biblical role models 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.

A priest is "married" to the Church. Some people think that a priest who takes his duties seriously cannot take proper care of a wife and family. "A man cannot serve two masters."

With love in Christ.

Answer 6

No answer would ever satisfy you. You already have a closed mind toward the Catholic religion and decide you know more on whats a sin and whats not.

Answer 7

Because they want to devote all there love to God. They have nothing against women as some people think (not saying you do)

Answer 8

They have taken vows of celibacy.

There are many priests who have left the Catholic church and gotten married; they are not allowed to marry and remain in their professions.

Answer 9

How do you know that the pope wants to marry a priest.

Answer 10

Because they want to devote themselves entirely to the service of God: "The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord; but the married man is anxious about worldly affairs, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided." (1 Corinthians 7:32-34)