Man Should Not Be Alone

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I’m trying to read the Old Testament because I’ve never made it through the whole thing, but I keep thinking of questions! If Genesis talks about how man should not be alone and thus Eve is created, then why are priests required to be alone?

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k4evans1 said:
I’m trying to read the Old Testament because I’ve never made it through the whole thing, but I keep thinking of questions! If Genesis talks about how man should not be alone and thus Eve is created, then why are priests required to be alone?

Thanks!
Karen
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In this case “Man” is not “male”, it’s “human”. Humans are a social creature, not meant for absolute solitude, so God made Adam and Eve and told them to fill the Earth. 🙂

Some are celibate, but none are truly alone.

Peace and God bless!
 
When I was in formation with the Conventual Franciscans, one of the statements that rung out with me is that a friar marries Lady Poverty.
 
k4evans1 said:
I’m trying to read the Old Testament because I’ve never made it through the whole thing, but I keep thinking of questions! If Genesis talks about how man should not be alone and thus Eve is created, then why are priests required to be alone?

Thanks!
Karen
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Priests are not really " alone " they may not be allowed to marry which i know is what the reference is to, but a Priest in a way trades a married life for a bigger family life with in his parish, he has the ability to reach out to so many people in such a big way through Christ, so it isn’t some lonely life.

Even the Monastic life isn’t a lonely life , nor the life of a Nun/ Sister …
 
In my parish the priests share a house, so they are not alone even when at home. I assume this is a fairly common arrangement when parishes are served by more than one priest.
 
k4evans1 said:
I’m trying to read the Old Testament because I’ve never made it through the whole thing, but I keep thinking of questions! If Genesis talks about how man should not be alone and thus Eve is created, then why are priests required to be alone?

Thanks!
Karen
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From a Catholic doctrine position, Genesis 2: 18-20 is part of the bigger picture regarding human nature and its origin. Looking at the bigger picture of Genesis, the individual can find some basic answers to the questions:
Who am I?
What am I?
Where did I come from?
Where am I going?
What is the intent of the relationship between the Creator and the specific creature, human?

For Catholics, the origin of humankind as being two, sole human parents is essential because the doctrines regarding an actual original sin committed by the actual first human being are tied directly to the salvific mission of Jesus Christ as both True God and True Man.

Genesis 2: 18-19 clearly illustrates that human nature is peerless. Why peerless?
Because human nature is an unique unification of both the spiritual and the material worlds. Humans have the ability (spiritual principle, soul) of responding to God’s invitation to share in His divine life through knowledge and love.

Because Adam cannot be confused with non-rational animals, the point is made that Eve is equal to Adam. For more detailed information, please read paragraph 369 -373, *Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition. *

link to the Catechism
scborromeo.org/ccc.htm

link to paragraph 369. One can enter the Catechism and continue reading at this point.
scborromeo.org/ccc/para/369.htm

Being a priest in the Catholic Church is one of the vocations offered to male descendants of Adam and Eve. Note that the primary vocation of all men and women descendants is to live in happiness eternal with the Beatific Vision. Both men and women have an equal opportunity to reach heaven after the death of their material/physical anatomies.

That being said, the Catholic Church has both the right and the duty to seek out ways that priests can best serve God through serving others. This is not on the level of the creation of the first two humans described in the first three chapters of Genesis.

Blessings,
granny

The human person is worthy of profound respect.
 
I always took it to mean that we shouldn’t be alone spiritually (which we never really are). God is always with us. I think it also emphasizes community. Just because someone is celibate doesn’t mean they are lonely.

I do wonder about Hermits though. I mean there you are all alone just you and God for most of your life
 
St. Paul discusses the value of Christians remaining unmarried in 1 Corinthians 7:25-35.
 
Todd_Easton said:
St. Paul discusses the value of Christians remaining unmarried in 1 Corinthians 7:25-35.
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Although he clearly stated that it’s merely his personal opinion.
Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy. Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is.
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DavidtheGnome said:
In my parish the priests share a house, so they are not alone even when at home. I assume this is a fairly common arrangement when parishes are served by more than one priest.
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More than one priest! Man send some our way please! We have 23 parishes/missions and just 7 priests (including our Bishop). I am serious have them check out the diocese website (www.whitehorsediocese.com) and if they would like to serve even only in a short term position they can talk to thier Bishop and ours - really we need help!
 
k4evans1 said:
I’m trying to read the Old Testament because I’ve never made it through the whole thing, but I keep thinking of questions! If Genesis talks about how man should not be alone and thus Eve is created, then why are priests required to be alone?

Thanks!
Karen
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Blessed Pople John Paul II wrote about man’s original solitude in his talks about the Theology of the Body. You can find the talk he gave about this topic at ewtn.com/library/papaldoc/jp2tb5.htm.

-Tim-
 
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