[freebilly]

Yeah, maybe sixteen priests out there can be perpetually chaste. Silly rules made by silly men.

[bornacatholic]

When Jesus gave the Pope the Keys, when Jesus gave all Apostles (Bishops) the authority to bind and loose, that included the authority in the area of discipline.

It is clear to me you are neither conversant with Ecclesiastical History or, generally, the history of Christianity and its Doctrines and orthopraxis.

Do yourself a favor and go to out www.newadvent.com and check out the writings of the early church fathers.

Have a productive Advent and a Blessed Christmas, brother