why does the catholic church really stop men from getting married?

Question

what do you think the real reason is?

Answer 1

Well, I'm not Catholic, but from what I'm seeing... its about money. If the Priests were married, and had families, the church would be liable for their support. Also, a basis on why they refuse to acknowledge that Priests .... uh, have affairs and offspring. If they did...they'd have to support the kids, and their mothers with child support.

Answer 2

I think all Christian religiong wont really allow this. Why because the Bible, the main blue print to their religion says No to it. And to admit that IMPERFECT men, recored and translated messages from up above and could have possibly messed up the message recieved, they would have to reject the rest of the New Testament also. SO there is no going back. Plus if you have to teach Love and Acceptance TO EVERYONE like Jesus did, it takes away some of the control by fear,and guilt that religion holds over people.

Answer 3

>>Why does the catholic church really stop men from getting married?<<

I'm afraid you have been misinformed.

"All the Christian faithful have the right to be free from any kind of coercion in choosing a state of life." (Code of Canon Law #219)

Answer 4

It started in the 13th century as a way to counter the nepotism and corruption within the cult. While it was successful at stopping such behaviour, the secularization of society meant that fewer people felt compelled to enter the semenary - oops, seminary - and come into priests - oops, come into the priesthood. Consequently, the more "normal" catholics (if there is such a thing) who weren't gays trying to hide from the world or pedophiles stopped joining.

(Note to the uninformed and gay-hating: gays are less likely be pedophiles than moralizing and socially conservative straights; of **** Cheney and his daughter, the father is a thousand times more likely to molest her baby than she is. See: www.apa.org)

The reason and need for celibacy has long gone, but godbots being godbots, believe the religious "justification" for keeping it: "Celibacy is a gift from god!"


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Answer 5

Marriage is a sacrament in the Catholic Church. Celibacy is not.

Men and women choose not to marry following:
+ The practice recommended in the Bible
+ The example of Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, and the Apostle Paul.

+++ Scripture +++

+ 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

+++ Example +++

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

I have never heard that they are stopping men from getting married. Unless you are thinking about the priests?

Answer 7

Homosexuality is their obsession, intervening in people's sexuality generally is the main concern behind Catholic morality, it is not a sincere morality at all, why are they not feeding and sheltering the hungry and the homeless instead of ceaselessly harassing gay people, you'd think there were more worthwhile things for the Catholic Church to be putting it's energy and resources into wouldn't you than constantly vilifying and discriminating against a minority group?

Answer 8

Um, where did you get that information from? Catholic men can get married. My father is Catholic and he is married

God Bless You

Answer 9

Because it likes to control everything, isn't it obvious? The catholic church has been concerned with nothing BUT power from the word "go"....why do you think "holy mother church" sat on her thumbs during the holocaust....she didn't know who was going to win and wanted to be "in" with whoever ended up in power. Control Control Control....

Answer 10

With out a holyer then thow priesthood they have not papal assention this they have establisted a none existance priesthood mixing fairy tale with some parts of the bible.