Priests and the Celibacy Rule

Vow, it is not a popularity contest... It doesn't matter to me who agrees with me or not. Personally, I think you were making fun of the Roman Catholic Priests by saying basically that they are dumb enough to marry a stripper! Now that comment is an insult to every Priest! I give Priests more credit than that! I have Faith that Catholic Priests would have high expectations and values when they choose a women to spend the rest of their life with.... Priests take the sacrament of marriage very serious. I am sure they won't jump into anything! I believe that the Priests would be very cautious, and have high standards for their wife to be. The Priests would want to be a role model for other Catholic Marriages. I am sure some of the "high expectations a Priest would have for his wife to be would include: dating their fiance many years, the woman is a participating Catholic and shares the same beliefs and goals as he has...., is a good role model for the Catholic Community. I am sure that they would not have sex until marriage etc... etc.... Boy, you give such little credit to your Priests by saying that they would marry a Stripper or Drug Addict. I don't understand your logic? These are your Priests who you respect and ask spiritual guidance from? Then you bash them by saying if they are allowed to get married they would ruin their life, their wife's life, and their kids! Good Grief..... Hope

Hi Dave. Your post made me laugh.... What did you want to talk about... I read the passage in the Bible.... What is your view on it? Hope

Can we talk about 1 Timothy 1.11?

Qualifications of Bishops

"The saying is sure: whoever aspires to the office of bishops desires a noble task. 2 Now a bishop must be above reproach, married only once, temperate, sensible, respectable, hospitable, and apt teacher, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, and not a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own household well, keeping his children submissive and respectful in everyway----5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God's Church?"

Doesn't this passage set the rules and give permission for Priests and Bishops to get married and have children? It almost sounds like a requirememt for Bishops to be able to manage their households inorder to be able to manage the Church of God. Hope