Priests getting married like normal men...
Certainly can’t hurt the body of Christ and the RCC failthful.
Marriage rounds out a man, gives him a deeper understanding of the female sex...among many other things.
“... can’t hurt the body of Christ and the RCC faithful...”
I guess there are pro’s and neg’s if one is to look at the issue. The pro would mean more priests in a time period that there aren’t a lot (will this apply to nuns as well?) However, I can see a whole lot of mess... marriage to a man who is on call for every funeral, wedding, baptism, last rites etc... would be difficult for any spouse. Add a child or children to the mix.. what happens if they divorce? The father is suppose to pay child support based on what? His salary is from church givings so the church would be responsible? That being said, I know two good men who felt they may have had the calling to become a priest; however, they also felt a calling to marry and be a Dad. With one of them... I think if he loses his wife first (and his kids are grown), he may then become a priest.