[harpo11]

Things I think about if a Priest is allowed to marry:

a). What if he has marital problems that lead to divorce?

Will the Church be asked to pay alimony and child support?

b). What if their children get into all sorts of trouble with the law?

Will the Church be asked to pay for defense costs?

c). Tuition, medical, dental, housing, clothing, cars, insurance, will the Church be asked to fund?

[Joshua]

"Things I think about if a Priest is allowed to marry: a). What if he has marital problems that lead to divorce? Will the Church be asked to pay alimony and child support? b). What if their children get into all sorts of trouble with the law? Will the Church be asked to pay for defense costs? c). Tuition, medical, dental, housing, clothing, cars, insurance, will the Church be asked to fund? "

I'm with you. I think it would be cost effective to just pay lawyer and court costs on all the abuse cases that are beginning to come forward. (/sarcasm)

[FITZ]

Married priests would be a different set of potential problems. Adultery, divorce ---and you're right ---kids could be a problem. I once knew a daughter of a Lutheran minister who hated growing up in a fishbowl ---she said they had to sit in the front and the parishioners would be horrified when they started fighting in church as little kids. She told us that she believed ministers shouldn't have children because it wasn't fair to the children to make them be some kind of "example" for others to watch.