"Married Priests are better Priests". Do you agree?
Do you think that this is true or not? Please explain your opinion and reasons. Thankyou.
2007-11-19 04:35:29 · 37 answers · asked by cute_kitty 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I agree. the bible does not forbid priest to marry in fact it does not call for priest because the church is God's royal priesthood. I can't find it right now but one passage even says that with the apostasy which must come first they will forbid to marry and be given in marriage and forbid to eat meat. I will edit if I find it. My good concordance tore up after 35 years of daily use.
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2007-11-19 04:47:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
While many believe that celibacy is unnatural, you must not forget that it is also a matter of choice.
If a man or a woman wishes to be celibate for the duration of their life, that is their own, personal choice. If, in the process, they feel it assists them in being closer to God, the more power to them.
Many people focus on Roman Catholicism when preaching against Celibacy and religion. They tend to forget that there are other religions in the world where holy figures adopt celibacy as a practice.
As for a requirement, I am not against Roman Catholic priests being required to adopt a vow of celibacy. If they cannot maintain such a vow, they do not have what the institution perceives as being the dedication to fulfill the role.
2007-11-19 04:41:49 · answer #2 · answered by Creighton F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course married priest are better priest because they are happier :P, celibacy is unnatural , how a priest who is not married can really help people who is married and also families? He can't put on in another people shoes.
2007-11-19 04:46:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so, In the Christian bible there is no talk of priests having to abstain from marriage, so any priest that feels that he wants to abstain from marrige is completly up to him and his religious convictions. A married priest is least likely to "fornicate" (have sex out of marriage) whereas an Unmarried priest due to natural human urges may feel that he wants or needs to have sex more.
It depends on the persons walk with god. If the celibate dude has a strong relationship with god than He will probably be just as a married priest.
Any In answer to your actual question, it depends on the persons walk with god: not weather they are married or not doing it.
2007-11-19 04:44:22 · answer #4 · answered by Missy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, probably so. There are some awfully good celibate priest though. It is sad that the cc requires celibacy. It does not make a man better. It does give him more time-but thats about all.
2007-11-19 04:41:23 · answer #5 · answered by Higgy Baby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a catholic' and my views are' they should have the freedom to be married
I have known some lovely priest who left the church to be married
I object to people' making insinuations' that all catholic priest are paedophiles, some give there lives in the far east for God, [killed]
and there is not one mention or article of news in the national newspapers
The media only likes to read sleaze,
well what do you expect from this Godless society
2007-11-19 04:56:03 · answer #6 · answered by denis9705 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Married priest have a lot more problems than others as when they come under attack from the devil he will have a much better chance to overcome if he has only himself to look out for otherwise you will find his family will be used against him .
Remember it was he that was called and not them and that being the case when the battle is on it only takes one of them to cause him almost as much trouble as the devil.
2007-11-20 02:38:06 · answer #7 · answered by Frederick j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People have a tendency to seek the consultation of clergy to help them answer questions to problems that they are having in their lives. If you are having a problem in marriage or with parenting skills, the only educated answer you would get would be from someone experienced in these things. A celibate priest is not.
2007-11-19 05:04:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Celibate priests know what they are letting themselves in for. I think one day the celibacy rule will end in the Catholic church. They don't recruit so many "confirmed bachelors" in western nations these days. Many new priests are second career men in their 40s or 50s who have been married and had a family, widowers, divorcees. If they don't recruit these men they won't have anyone to read Mass.
2007-11-19 04:40:18 · answer #9 · answered by Phil McCracken 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
How can a priest tell you about sex and marriage,he knows nothing about either and men and women managed for a 1000,000 years before these priests were about...ps I wouldnt let those kiddie fiddlers within a 100 yards of my kids...
Mind you now gay marrriages are okay most priests could get married hehehehehehehehe
2007-11-19 06:35:21 · answer #10 · answered by SkinAnInk 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋