Why cant Roman Catholic Priest marry?

Question

I need these reasons for a project, and I need more then to devote their life to God.

Answer 1

they are all gay. that's why they molest the alter boys.

Answer 2

The main reason is because Jesus Christ did not marry an earthly woman, and the priest serves as an 'alter Christi.'

Christ took the Church as His bride, likewise, the priest sees the Church as his bride.

Read Ephesians chapter 5...the whole thing....

I have several close friends who are Catholic priests- their lives are packed. They have often told me they are glad they do not have a wife and children, because they wouldn't have the proper time to give them.

Many protestan minister feel the same way.

Think about this: The Catholic Church teaches your priorities in life should be: God, family, job....but if your JOB is GOD...well, then...where does that put your family? LAST, and that is WRONG.

Answer 3

specific it somewhat is real using fact the Church grow to be having problems with that yet additionally it ended using fact parishes only did no longer have the money to assist the two the priest and his relatives. at present interior the roman catholic church clergymen won't be married whether that's not real for each and all the rights of the Catholic church. The jap rites of the church which jointly do no longer come on the edge of equaling the quantity of the western ceremony (roman catholics) do have married clergymen

Answer 4

In a nutshell, a priest's vow of celibacy is incompatible with the demands of Sacrament of Matrimony.

The vow of celibacy, while discipline and not dogma, is still base on biblical precedent set by Jesus, the Apostles, among other Biblical figures.

Also, it's worth mentioning that a man, in choosing to become a clergyman, is voluntarily submitting to a life of celibacy. It's worthy respecting a clergyman for taking this vow.

Answer 5

They take an oath of celibacy to devote themselves to god. I saw on The History Chan. that once upon a time they were able to marry but the pope and his cronies thought the priests spent too much time with their families and not enough time with their congregations so they "rewrote" the bible.

Answer 6

Priests, religious brothers and religious sisters (nuns) as part of their vocation 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

+++ Scriptural Examples +++

Biblical role models of a celibate clergy came from John the Baptist, Jesus, and the Apostle Paul.

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.

WWJD? What would Jesus do? Jesus did not marry.

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 7

It goes back to a saying by Paul that it is better that a man not marry, but devote themselves totally to God. What they forget is he followed it up by saying it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

I believe, and I will check and you can too, that there is a spiritual gift of abstinence. www.biblegateway.com is a good site to keyword search.

Were I to be rude, and forget they are not the only guilty ones, I would say if they married a lot of little boys would go unloved and how can that be right.

Answer 8

The Catholic church forbids priests to marry because they don't want them to will their money and property to their family after they die. They want to keep all their money in the Catholic Church.

Answer 9

Because women don't like pretenders

Answer 10

Christ did not marry and neither did any of the 12 Apostles.

Answer 11

This might help...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_celibacy_%28Catholic_Church%29