Will Pope benedict xvi will begin the long process to allow priests to marry?

Question

Each pope selects a papal name that reflects one of his primary goals. Benedict has a very interesting dictionary definition.

Answer 1

I don't like him. He looks funny, he was in the NAZI army (against his choice and he deserted later but it still looks bad Pope John Paul II would have died before he joined the NAZI army), he was stupid when he made that statement against jihad, and he prayed the Muslim way in a Muslim country (which told the Muslims that Christianity bowed down to Islam). He just isn't articulate with what he says or does when the world's eye is on him. At least one nun was killed because of his stupid jihad speech.

Now Catholics do believe that the Pope is infallible but only in his teachings. The only thing he's done with that is establish that unbaptized babies don't go to Limbo which wasn't a Church teaching.

One good thing he's done is he's been cleaning up the few pedophile priests.

And while I think he's stupid I don't think he's stupid enough to allow priests to marry. It's Catholic dogma and Catholics wouldn't go for it. He'd be assassinated.

Answer 2

He would never do it. He is way too old school. The next pope will have to make some dramatic changes including married priests and more importantly woman priests. The beginning church had women disciples - most important was Mary Magdalene who even had her own gospel.

Answer 3

The law of celibacy has repeatedly been made the object of attack, especially of recent years, and it is important at the outset to correct certain prejudices thus created. Although we do not find in the New Testament any indication of celibacy being made compulsory either upon the Apostles or those whom they ordained, we have ample warrant in the language of Our Saviour, and of St. Paul for looking upon virginity as the higher call, and by inference, as the condition befitting those who are set apart for the work of the ministry. In Matt., xix, 12, Christ clearly commends those who, "for the sake of the kingdom of God", have held aloof from the married state, though He adds: "he who can accept it, let him accept it". St. Paul is even more explicit:

I would that all men were even as myself; but every one hath his proper gift from God .... But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, it is good for them if they so continue, even as I. 1 Corinthians 7:7-8

Answer 4

Probably not.

+ Celibate Clergy +

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."

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."

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

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

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

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

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, and 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."

+ Pope Benedict XVI +

Pope Benedict XVI chose the name Benedict for several reasons. At his papal audience on April 27, 2005, he explained his motivations for adopting the name.

“I want to call myself Benedict XVI to bind myself to the venerated Pope Benedict XV, who guided the church in a troubled period because of the First World War. He was a courageous and authentic prophet of peace and worked with valiant courage first to prevent the drama of war and then to limit its nefarious consequences. In his footsteps, I want to place my ministry at the service of reconciliation and harmony among individuals and peoples, deeply convinced that the great good of peace is, first of all, a gift of God, a fragile and precious gift to invoke, safeguard and build day after day with the help of everyone.”

Benedict XVI also said he chose the name to evoke the spirit of Saint Benedict, the founder of Western monasticism whose influence helped spread Christianity over Europe.

“St. Benedict is very venerated in Germany, particularly in Bavaria, my homeland. He is a basic point of reference for the unity of Europe and a strong reminder of the undeniable Christian roots of its culture and civilization.”

http://www.usccb.org/comm/popebenedictxvi/namebenedict.shtml

With love in Christ.

Answer 5

Benedict is one of the reactionaries who as head of the Confraternity on Christian Doctrine upheld clerical celibacy and opposed the marriage of priests.

There are and always have been married priests. Theologically it is a non-issue. Politically it is a bone of contention, and the bishops of the American Church who control the money won't permit it. Peter was married. It's even likely Jesus was married since He was addressed as "Rabbi", a title in His day normally only given to married men.

Answer 6

I think it unlikely in the extreme. The man's showing every sign of having gone back to being as conservative as he was as John Paul II's enforcer.

Answer 7

Yeah, the day after the sun turn purple and explodes.

Answer 8

No, of course not! He's a very conservative pope.

Answer 9

no, the church will not allow it.