If Peter was the first pope then why was he married?

Question

First off I do not believe he was the first pope or a pope at all for that matter, but looking at it from a catholic point of view, yes he was married before this supposedly pope deal. So why didn't he divorce his wife after he became this pope? Matthew 8 14 " And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever." Sounds to me like he was married. I do not want to hear about the whole rock business so please don't bring that into this, that would be a different question.

Answer 1

You are correct in not believing that Peter was the Pope. The papal succession thing is something invented by the Catholic Church. Jesus himself said that his followers were not to address anyone on Earth by specific exalting titles such as "Father", even refusing to be called "Good Teacher" himself. Much of what is taught and followed in Catholicism is based on tradition (and Babylonian mythology) as opposed to the Bible.

Answer 2

That is a awesome ?

I always asked ?'s to Catholiocs about were there athority to preach the Gospel came from and why they believe that there church is true.

Jesus intented on his deciples to be married. Marriage is a crucial and key part of life and learning. We need to know how to run a family and father children.

They claim that there athortiy comes from Peter but Peter was a apostle not pope. If Peter became the head of the church then he would have been a prophet not a pope.

There are only two churchs that claim to carry the Melchezidic and Aronic Priesthoods. That is the LDS and Catholic church. I prayed and asked God which one is true and he confirmed through the holy ghost that the LDS one is true.

The LDS church is the only church that is setup in unity like the one of the primitive time and has a explaination for there athority and the holy ghost backs it.

Answer 3

certainly there have been approximately 39 married popes. Celibacy for the priesthood is a prepare no longer a doctrine/coaching of the church. actually there are married Catholic clergymen - that's plenty extra possibly in eastern ceremony Catholic church homes, besides the fact that it does take place in Latin/Roman ceremony church homes. clergymen are not forbidden from getting married - they % to proceed to be celibate. Jesus praises celibacy in Matthew 19:11-12. that's a present day from God. The Church presently prefers to have a celibate priesthood because of fact that's a mirrored photograph of Christ and His celibacy and that's respectful to the two the sacrament of Holy Orders and the sacrament of Marriage. For Catholics, transforming into a priest is better than a activity/profession/vocation - that's a sacrament (Holy Orders). which ability that's a life long dedication to God and His church (like marriage is a life-long dedication interior the Catholic Church). One life-long dedication isn't hassle-free adequate to maintain - 2 may well be extra tricky. we are in a position to work out that with the help of finding at Protestant clergy who do marry the place the divorce value is an identical because of fact the final regular (approximately 0.5) plus 2/3 leave the ministry in the previous they retire.

Answer 4

First, we do not know that Simon was married when he met Christ. We only know that he had been married at some point, since he had a mother-in-law. He may well have been a widower. Secondly, the Catholic Church had not yet instituted rules of celibacy for clergy. This is not a doctrinal issue, simply a regulation, which the Church certainly has the right to issue for its own clergy. At the present time celibacy is required in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church (though not in the Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church). This regulation could be changed if the Church comes to velieve that it would be in the best interest of the Church and the clergy.
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Answer 5

The churchly ban on married priests did not come into effect until after the Third Century AD (or CE if you're a recent student of the faith). And even after it came into effect, not all Popes observed it. There were instances of Popes with wives until the Seventh Century, and documented evidence of Popes with concubines and/or mistresses long after that. Ever heard the phrase "Do as I say, not as I do"?

Answer 6

Actually priests were allowed to be married for a long time.

I guess the vatican decreed that popes, cardinals, Bishops and priests be celibate in the 1300s because the Vatican did not want the widows and orphans to be demanding money from them.

Answer 7

Because nowhere did Jesus ever say that the leaders of his people had to be celibate. Paul chose to be because he believed that a wife would hinder his work for Jesus. And to divorce would be a great sin unless Peter's wife was an unbeliever and was unwilling to stay with Peter if he continued in his belief and ministry.

Answer 8

There were lots of married Popes.

# St. Peter and St. Siricius
# St. Felix III (II) and St. Hormisdas
# St. Silverius
# St. Agatho
# Hadrian II
# Boniface IX
# Clement IV
# Felix V

Answer 9

For those who would argue that Peter was single (widowed or whatever) at the time he became the first pope, please read 1 Corinthians 9:5. It states that Peter was married and that his wife worked with him during the time he was leading the church.

Answer 10

First, Primoa is completely wrong, again. We do not believe that salvation comes from the sacraments. We believe salvation comes from Jesus Christ alone.


The law of clerical celibacy is considered to be not a doctrine, but a discipline. Exceptions are sometimes made, especially in the case of Christian clergymen who convert to the Catholic Church, and the discipline could in theory be changed for all ordinations to the priesthood. However, it is considered a valuable witness of Christian faith and as a way of following the example of Christ and His celibate way of life.

Contemporary clerical celibacy in the Latin Rite is derived from the ancient practice of clerical abstinence from sexual contact prior to celebration of the Eucharist. It has been argued even that, in early practice, married men who became priests—they were often older men, "elders"—were expected to refrain permanently from sexual relations with their wives, perhaps because they, as priests representing Christ, were treated as the Church's spouse.[1] When at a later stage it was clear that not all did refrain, the Western reaction was to ordain only celibates, while the Eastern Churches relaxed the rule, so that Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches now require their married clergy to abstain from sexual relations only for a limited period before celebrating the Eucharist.

The earliest textual evidence of the forbidding of marriage to clerics and the duty of those already married to abstain from sexual contact with their wives is in the fourth-century decrees of the Council of Elvira and the later Council of Carthage:

Council of Elvira (300-306)
(Canon 33): It is decided that marriage be altogether prohibited to bishops, priests, and deacons, or to all clerics placed in the ministry, and that they keep away from their wives and not beget children; whoever does this, shall be deprived of the honor of the clerical office.
Council of Carthage (390)
(Canon 3): It is fitting that the holy bishops and priests of God as well as the Levites, i.e. those who are in the service of the divine sacraments, observe perfect continence, so that they may obtain in all simplicity what they are asking from God; what the Apostles taught and what antiquity itself observed, let us also endeavour to keep... It pleases us all that bishop, priest and deacon, guardians of purity, abstain from conjugal intercourse with their wives, so that those who serve at the altar may keep a perfect chastity.