Why Priests not married?

[Redeemerslove]

ByzCath:

Good reply sherlock but I disagree with your comment that vocation=occupation.

This is not how the Church understands what a vocation is. A vocation is a calling in lift. This is why Holy Orders is thought of as a vocation, it is not just a job.

Occupation is a viable metaphor in my opinion. If sherlock was using it in that way, that is fine. But yes, a vocation is more than just a job, is it personal.

A job does not require you to be celibate, but your vocational calling from God may. Hence a vocation requires more than just a course of study and a desire for income, it requires a personal appeal, an attraction to a way of life. This way of life encompasses more than just work hours, it encompasses private as well as public time.

A religious must be chaste at all times, not just during work hours.

 

[Sherlock]

Redeemerslove,

I agree—good post. And, as I pointed out in my last post, ByzCath and I are on the same page. I had not been clear, which was the problem…