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To: kearnyirish2

They can make the same commitment, but with a married priesthood, the numbers of priests would very likely increase, easing the burden on those who are doing it.

God never saw any problem with married priests and did not demand it. The priests in the OT were married.

A celibate priesthood is MAN’S idea, not God’s.

BTW, a single man still has the responsibilities of running a home and paying his bills and cooling his meals and doing his laundry and cleaning his home all by himself, and being sick with no care, without the help or support of someone to share life with.


18 posted on 01/29/2017 5:43:12 AM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: metmom

God basically expected martyrdom of 11 of the first 13 priests; that is the problem at its most basic. Enlarging the pool of candidates does nothing if they can’t commit to losing everything for the faith.


19 posted on 01/29/2017 6:02:14 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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