“Was St. Paul married?”
It is more than possible that Paul was at one time married, and he stated that he had the power (e.g. authority) to lead about a sister, a wife . . . (1 Cor. ch. 9)
Peter had a mother-in-law. Imagine not having the benefit of a wife, but having to put up with a mother-in-law !! And Paul identifies Cephas (Peter) in 1 Cor. ch. 9 as one who led about a sister, a wife.
You wrote:
“It is more than possible that Paul was at one time married, and he stated that he had the power (e.g. authority) to lead about a sister, a wife . . . (1 Cor. ch. 9)”
St. Paul had no wife (1 Corinthians 7:7-8).
“Peter had a mother-in-law. Imagine not having the benefit of a wife, but having to put up with a mother-in-law !! And Paul identifies Cephas (Peter) in 1 Cor. ch. 9 as one who led about a sister, a wife.”
There is no evidence that that was Peter’s wife. Also, there was no evidence that Peter’s wife was still alive while Jesus walked the earth.