Catholic priests and the selection process.  | |  I know that the priesthood must check potential priests for .. er, problems. However, it seems to me a selection requirement of celibacy probably makes the priesthood an attractive option for some people with personal, social, or sexual problems.
I know that the apostles said that one should abstain from sexual relations if at all possible, marrying if unable to avoid fornication, but it seems to me that it might be better for priests to marry. That is, for priests to be required to marry and demonstrate a balanced psychology which can interact with women in an appropriate manner.
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| | | | | | | | 1.  ersmommy1 (10171)  | 2 years ago |  You aren't likely to hear a great deal about married Roman Catholic priests, but they do exist. First there are the priests who are part of the Eastern Catholic Churches, also known as the Eastern Rite, who can be found in places like the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, the Ukraine, and other nations along the border between Western and Eastern Christianity. These churches are under the jurisdiction of the Vatican and they recognize the authority of the pope; however, their practices and traditions are much closer to those of the Eastern Orthodox Churches, and one of those traditions is allowing priests to marry.
They are Roman Catholic priests and many are married so many, in fact, that some estimates place their number at around 20% of all Roman Catholic priests in the world. This would mean that 20% of all Roman Catholic priests are officially and legally married, even though celibacy continues to be a requirement.
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 owatagoosiam (695) | 2 years ago | Uh.. wait. Is this a sort of don't ask don't tell policy on the married thing? Married but celibate? That seems somewhat, well, stupid. What woman would be interested in being married to a man who won't express physical intimacy (aka lovemaking?)
Strange.
Still many thanks for the information. | |
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