celibacy

Hello, I'm new here. Ive believed in the Lord for most of my life but i am new to living my life for Him and truly turning away From sin and my old life. I was addicted to pain pills for close to 10 years, addicted to cigarettes and marijuana15 years, binge drinking, bisexual, studied and...

I know im not saved yet, because im still a homosexual. Know the question is, how do i overcome my homosexuality, and become heterosexual, or atleast weaken those homosexual urges until they arent noticable anymore. Also how do i manage to stay celibate, either until i marry a woman, or die...

As my header says, I am exploring the possibility of becoming Catholic. The only real thing that's stopping me is the fact that I'm gay. I know what the church teaches about homosexuality and while I'm not really on board with phrases like "objectively disordered", I've been discerning celibacy...

A poster yesterday asked a whole slew of questions about the RC. I figured I would cover one because I think it is worth knowing about if you are RC. I will probably post some updates or modifications to the thread, when I go back to reading on this topic again (most likely in a few days)...

Some little background: I was born and grew up in a Christian family, and while we did have some testing and difficulties at some point, just like in any family, I never stopped wishing to become a true Christian man, with strong feelings of love and commitment for God and country. Outside...

Protestants argue that there is no ministerial priesthood. Instead, they say we’re all priests. As Martin Luther did, they use 1 Peter 2:9 to support this claim: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people.” Catholics argue that a ministerial priesthood does...

Hi there, I am a 20 (soon to be 21) year old woman, and feel like God is calling to celibacy. At first, I was ok with the idea (oddly enough), and still to an extent am ok with it now. However, my main worry or thing I struggle with is the idea of having (or not having) children. Part of me...

This is just something that's been really bothering me lately regarding a so-called "gift of singleness." I understand that there a plenty of people who are happy being single, but a great many more are not. They would like to be married (including myself) yet most churches are doing little to...

Link: German priests: open the priesthood to women, make priestly celibacy voluntary

Since marriage is not a sin, why were Catholic priests forced into such a precarious situation? Doesn't common sense tell us that most men who feel forced to accept such a situation will have trouble?