it is not good for man to be alone
but what man is alone?
in the context, God said this when there was literally only one human on the entire earth
it does not contradict the scripture
how many wives did Jacob have, how many did Solomon have?
at the time of Jesus how many Jewish leaders had divorced their wives and taken a second wife?
saying a "husband of one wife" is not saying only married men can be elders, it is saying that no one with MORE then one wife can be an elder
now there are married priests, in the Eastern Churches, but in the Latin Church it has been a long tradition to only have a celibate priests
and Bishops have the authority to speak on church discipline because Jesus Christ, who the King of Kings and Lord of all Creation, has given them the authority to bind and loose[/QUOTE
I did not say unmarried men cannot be bishops or elders what I am pointing out it the scriptures clearly indicate that married men can hold these offices and it would seem to be the norm. The Roman tradition now is unmarried men only. The struggles within the polygamous OT couples is recorded and their is not a single example of that working out. I agree with you in that regard and concur many divorced their wives unjustly and were disqualified for that.