Could Catholic priests could benifit from being married?

[Protestant_Me]

Does anyone think that Catholic priests could benifit from being married? With all the pedophelia controversy on the news I wondered if this would be a reasonable suggestion to help the problem.
Thanks for reading and answering,
Protestant Me

 

[Rence]

I think they should be married, but not for the sex abuse issue. I think when God said “Man should not be alone” and created Eve to be his companion, I think he meant it. I think priests, as counselors for married people, should be married with children. I think it would help them understand rather than taking everything word for word out of a book. Yes, I wish they were all allowed to be married. I hope someday more get married and have children.

I LOVE that the eastern orthodox priests are married. I LOVE that rabbi’s are married. They are great rolemodels.

 

[Protestant_Me]

I think they should be married, but not for the sex abuse issue. I think when God said “Man should not be alone” and created Eve to be his companion, I think he meant it. I think priests, as counselors for married people, should be married with children. I think it would help them understand rather than taking everything word for word out of a book. Yes, I wish they were all allowed to be married. I hope someday more get married and have children.

I LOVE that the eastern orthodox priests are married. I LOVE that rabbi’s are married. They are great rolemodels.

I really like your answer and I completely agree. No one should be alone. I also believe that they could benifit in the marriage counseling aspect if they were at least married.

 

[CopticChristian]

Does anyone think that Catholic priests could benifit from being married? With all the pedophelia controversy on the news I wondered if this would be a reasonable suggestion to help the problem.
Thanks for reading and answering,
Protestant Me

Does anyone think that Catholic priests could benefit from being married? They are celibate by choice. They do not have to become priests.

Marriage is a benefit?
Pedophelia is a problem?

Marriage is a solution to Pedophelia?

This question is borne of lack of knowledge. What causes Pedophelia? I would venture to say that this is a choice issue in my opinion based on what I read. It is deviant behavior. What causes deviant behavior? There are many causes including as always nature and nurture. Things like drugs, alchohol, pornography, history of abuse play into this and therefore multifactorial. What causes people to use drugs, steal, lie, cheat?

The question would be a question that could be answered if the cause of Pedophelia were known, if married people were not Pedopheliacs and they are, and if priests were the only problem.

You may want to look at the following website…

reformation.com/

Protestant pastors abuse as well and there is no requirement for celibacy for Protestant Pastors.

You may want to look at the bigger problem. Pedophelia is a problem that crosses all lines of peoples, Priests, Pastors, Lawyers, Doctors, and anyone with a sexual organ. It is just made more evident in the news by what you bring to this post.

In answer to your question, NO.

 

[Bl_Pope_Pius_IX]

Does anyone think that Catholic priests could benifit from being married? With all the pedophelia controversy on the news I wondered if this would be a reasonable suggestion to help the problem.
Thanks for reading and answering,
Protestant Me

First, a side note: I like your questions. Keep asking them, but don’t be afraid to respond to your responders

Secondly, my response.

Clerical celibacy, is a [minor] factor to my discernment of the Priesthood. Clerical celibacy makes sure that a Priest has one less roadblock to giving his life wholly to God. This is vital. Clerical celibacy fosters a new man in Christ. This new man is pure. We are all called, Priests especially, to imitate Christ. The way I see it, Christ didn’t marry, so neither should Priests. It is a brilliant jewel of our Church. It must be preserved.

Celibacy offers unto a Priest a unique pastoral flexibility. He HAS a family. His family is his parish, the flock that was assigned to him to shepherd and to guide.

This thread will erupt in flames, I am sure.

~ Pius :knight1:

 

[Rence]

This thread will erupt in flames, I am sure.

~ Pius :knight1:

I hate when that happens. I hope it doesn’t happen. Not being able to have civil discussions is part of the reason Catholics appear so darned miserable.

 

[BernadetteM]

Celibacy has nothing to do with pedophiles. A former protestant minister, married with children who was pastor of my church, was a pedophile.

My son-in-law molested his own young daughter. Oh by the way since he isn’t a priest he has gotten away with it. I get tired of hearing the same old arguments that have no factual basis.

When and if the Roman Catholic Church (Latin Rite) decides that priests can be married, then we will accept that the Church has changed a discipline.

Yours in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary

Bernadette

 

[Tantum_ergo]

I heartily second Bernadette’s response.

Yes, clerical celibacy is a discipline and can change. The Holy Spirit already moved though to change to the current status. It is unlikely though not impossible that He will change ‘back’. . .

and it CERTAINLY would not be that the Spirit would change ‘back’ because of pedophilia, because, as cannot be stressed ENOUGH, Pedophilia has NOTHING WHATEVER to do with a person’s 'not being married.

Meaning, priests do not ‘turn to pedophilia’ (or homosexuality) because “they don’t got no WIMMIN”.

And allowing priests to marry would not ‘stop pedophilia’. If anything it might increase the incidences because according to the APA, the majority of those who are known pedophiles are MARRIED MEN.

OUCH. Food for thought, no?

 

[Protestant_Me]

Celibacy has nothing to do with pedophiles. A former protestant minister, married with children who was pastor of my church, was a pedophile.

My son-in-law molested his own young daughter. Oh by the way since he isn’t a priest he has gotten away with it. I get tired of hearing the same old arguments that have no factual basis.

When and if the Roman Catholic Church (Latin Rite) decides that priests can be married, then we will accept that the Church has changed a discipline.

Yours in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary

Bernadette

I agree it has nothing to do with it, and yes a lot of people think that Catholics are more guilty because it is publicized. But I think that it may help with the urges that are natural to man, that is all I’m trying to say.

 

[Protestant_Me]

I hate when that happens. I hope it doesn’t happen. Not being able to have civil discussions is part of the reason Catholics appear so darned miserable.

I just find it harder to talk to someone Catholic because in a lot of posts they seem to be very unhappy with how Protestants ask questions or phrase things. Thank you for posting this reply, even though I didn’t find the comment too unbearable.

 

[CompSciGuy]

It is wrong to think that if a person is unmarried and celibate, he will most likely turn to sex scandal. People who are involved in sex scandals, whether married or unmarried, priest or laity, do so because they struggle not with a natural sexual health, with purity issues. Probably 99% of purity issues stem from pornography and masturbation. When you start doing those things, then it becomes hard to control; that is, it controls you, you don’t control it. So really, no matter what your vocation in life, if you want to remain free from sex scandal and have control over yourself, don’t look at pornography and don’t masturbate. And if you are doing those things, then resolve to stop. If you abstain from P&M, you most likely won’t have trouble controlling your sexuality and won’t get into sex scandals.

 

[1ke]

Does anyone think that Catholic priests could benifit from being married? With all the pedophelia controversy on the news I wondered if this would be a reasonable suggestion to help the problem.
Thanks for reading and answering,
Protestant Me

No.

And please study up on pedophelia.

 

[1ke]

I agree it has nothing to do with it, and yes a lot of people think that Catholics are more guilty because it is publicized. But I think that it may help with the urges that are natural to man, that is all I’m trying to say.

That is because the media keep [inaccurately] calling it pedophelia.

 

[Bl_Pope_Pius_IX]

I just find it harder to talk to someone Catholic because in a lot of posts they seem to be very unhappy with how Protestants ask questions or phrase things. Thank you for posting this reply, even though I didn’t find the comment too unbearable.

Incase this post was directed towards myself:

I am sorry if my post was unbearable. I love speaking to protestants about the faith. My own mother is protestant (episcopal). As I said before, keep asking these questions

~ Pius :knight1:

 

[CopticChristian]

No.

And please study up on pedophelia.

It would appear that we agree.

 

[Rence]

Incase this post was directed towards myself:

I am sorry if my post was unbearable. I love speaking to protestants about the faith. My own mother is protestant (episcopal). As I said before, keep asking these questions

~ Pius :knight1:

I doubt it was directed at you. I think your opinions and thoughts were given very civily

 

[CopticChristian]

I just find it harder to talk to someone Catholic because in a lot of posts they seem to be very unhappy with how Protestants ask questions or phrase things. Thank you for posting this reply, even though I didn’t find the comment too unbearable.

Then what you should do is retort with a question to clarify why they do not like your phrasing. I don’t mind someone asking me to reframe my postings, clarify, or whatever. You will learn from this exercise. It will serve you well.

 

[domandcarols]

Does anyone think that Catholic priests could benefit from being married? They are celibate by choice. They do not have to become priests.

Marriage is a benefit?
Pedophelia is a problem?

Marriage is a solution to Pedophelia?

This question is borne of lack of knowledge. What causes Pedophelia? I would venture to say that this is a choice issue in my opinion based on what I read. It is deviant behavior. What causes deviant behavior? There are many causes including as always nature and nurture. Things like drugs, alchohol, pornography, history of abuse play into this and therefore multifactorial. What causes people to use drugs, steal, lie, cheat?

The question would be a question that could be answered if the cause of Pedophelia were known, if married people were not Pedopheliacs and they are, and if priests were the only problem.

You may want to look at the following website…

reformation.com/

Protestant pastors abuse as well and there is no requirement for celibacy for Protestant Pastors.

You may want to look at the bigger problem. Pedophelia is a problem that crosses all lines of peoples, Priests, Pastors, Lawyers, Doctors, and anyone with a sexual organ. It is just made more evident in the news by what you bring to this post.

In answer to your question, NO.

I completely agree.
Also I’d like to add, I think it’s an insult to the majority of priests who are not pedophiles to suggest that there is a problem with celibacy.

 

[FabiusMaximus]

I do think that Latin Rite Catholic priests should be allowed to marry, and I think bishops should too, but not because of the paedophile scandal. I don’t think marriage has anything to do with the sexual scandal.

I wonder if the scandal has more to do with paedophiles joining the priesthood because they hope it would ward off suspicion of who they are, and then they fall while they’re in their new roles.

 

[Bl_Pope_Pius_IX]

I do think that Latin Rite Catholic priests should be allowed to marry, and I think bishops should too, but not because of the paedophile scandal. I don’t think marriage has anything to do with the sexual scandal.

I wonder if the scandal has more to do with paedophiles joining the priesthood because they hope it would ward off suspicion of who they are, and then they fall while they’re in their new roles.

May I be so bold as to ask, why do you think Priests should be allowed to marry? Don’t they already have a choice of vocations? Marriage OR the Priesthood?

~ Pius :knight1: