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Educate me ... please. As an ex-protestant I can tell it doesnt work. the pastor at my church was hard to get a hold of when I needed him. Trying to balance shepharding your flock and raising 4 kids is hard by yourself. Also - as a Catholic priest you act as Christ and take the church as a bride.

As an ex-protestant I can tell it doesnt work. the pastor at my church was hard to get a hold of when I needed him. Trying to balance shepharding your flock and raising 4 kids is hard by yourself. Also - as a Catholic priest you act as Christ and take the church as a bride.

As an ex-Catholic, I can tell you it does work. The Priest in my Parish was nearly impossible to get a hold of when we needed him. Try to balance the competing needs of over 1000 families is hard by yourself, even without a wife or kids. How about some empathy for my marital and child raising problems, Father? Oh, yeah. I forgot. Also- as a protestant minister you wouldn't dream of elevating yourself to the role of Christ. The protestant minister understands his biblical role of shepherd, teacher, exhorter, consoler. He encourages his flock to examine his teachings in the light of scripture because he realizes that any man or man-made institution is subject to error.