Furthermore, he asserts that of the Apostles, only Peter was married. Peter was married. End of story, as far as I'm concerned.
Also, I don't recall Jesus telling anyone they couldn't marry, but perhaps I just missed it.
As for having a 'divided heart' due to being in love with a woman: for most people, the breathless, single-minded state called 'being in love' doesn't last very long before being replaced by a deeper, quieter sort of love (or so I've heard). Secondly, perhaps, just perhaps, loving someone deeply helps you learn to love *other* things more easily; that's what I believe, anyway.
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If the kind of rigor required for a military approach is regularly needed within and throughout the history of the church, then, in view of history, a woman can be quite a distraction for a military leader. V's wife.
I have been around many, many priests and Christian brothers. I spend holidays with Christian brothers. I can assure you that being celibate does not make one less "worldly minded". While a married man will devote his time to his wife and children, a single man can still find time to devote much of his time to worldly things--alcohol and gambling being just two. (Gambling is legal in south Louisiana.)
Don't read more into that than is written, either. My point is being single does not make one "heavenly and flock minded".