Brilliant! You're smarter than Jesus and Paul.
"Not all can accept this word, but only those to whom it is granted. Some are incapable of marriage because they were born so; some, because they were made so by others; some, because they have renounced marriage for the sake of the kingdom of God. Whoever can accept this ought to accept it" (Matt. 19:11–12).More proof that Luther's invented doctrine of "the Bible alone" gives free reign to error.--Jesus
"Are you free from a wife? Do not seek marriage. . . those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that. . . . The unmarried man is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to please the Lord; but the married man is anxious about worldly affairs, how to please his wife, and his interests are divided. And the unmarried woman or girl is anxious about the affairs of the Lord, how to be holy in body and spirit; but the married woman is anxious about worldly affairs, how to please her husband..." (7:27-34).
He who marries "does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better" (7:38).
--Paul
Hmmmm.... So you’re comparing this guy to Jesus and Paul?
“Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife. 28But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.”
1 Corithians 7
I use this once every couple months when a friend breaks up with his latest. Every woman is his wife to be (after a couple dates) and then devastation when it doesn’t work out.
You make a good point, except for:
Except for the first “pope” being married,
and
There being very specific rules put down in Scripture for overseers (Bishops) wives.
On second thought you make a very poor point.