But why can't Catholic priests marry? I really don't understand the logic...can someone explain (with Scripture please)?
1 Corinthians 7:32-36
But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord--how he may please the Lord. But he who is married cares about the things of the world--how he may please his wife. There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world--how she may please her husband. And this I say for your own profit, not that I may put a leash on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction.
Matthew 19:11-12
[Jesus] said to them, "All cannot accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given: For there are eunuchs who were born thus from their mother's womb, and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He who is able to accept it, let him accept it."
Originally posted by Cammie
But why can't Catholic priests marry? I really don't understand the logic...can someone explain (with Scripture please)?
It's not being considered.blessed2 said:better the question is why is it being considered that the church may start allowing priests to marry?