[Conservative til I die]

If you re-read the original post, I am not responding to him by saying that marriage or sex is a sin. He equated using Christ as model for celibacy as being as stupid as trying to be sinless because Christ was. My issue with the original poster was why he considered trying to emulate Christ's sinlessness as stupid.

[kosta50]

He equated using Christ as model for celibacy as being as stupid as trying to be sinless because Christ was. My issue with the original poster was why he considered trying to emulate Christ's sinlessness as stupid

My apologies. I did misunderstand you. Again please forgive for my oversight.

But we must understand that trying to emulate Christ in celibacy -- it is pnly a choise and not an obligation. St.Paul makes it perfectly clear that this is only his [personal] judgment and not a commandment of the Lord, not even for those who are called to serve God.

For it would be presumptious and proud to assert that those who, simnply because they have given up sex, are less sinful then the rest of us and more fit to serve as priests.