[Rytwyng]

if the man is young and he and his wife are fertile, the diocese and the local church must be willing to support not just a neat suburban family with two or three children, but a large Catholic family. Can the Church support such large families?

All ya gotta do is tithe. 10 families (a "minyan" if you will) giving 10% each, makes 1 average family income, sufficient to support a comparably fertile family at a comparable standard of living. Anything beyond 10 is just icing on the cake.

Beside, the demographic demise of the West is such that SOMEBODY's gotta breed.... maybe we can't afford celibacy any more? Priests having 12 kids each might be the best thing that could happen.

[trisham]

Beside, the demographic demise of the West is such that SOMEBODY's gotta breed.... maybe we can't afford celibacy any more? Priests having 12 kids each might be the best thing that could happen.

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That's the best argument I've heard yet supporting the marriage of Priests.