Married Priests Practiced Celibacy

Rome Reports ^ | March 8, 2010 | Rome Reports

[the invisib1e hand]

Married or single priests from the early stages of Christianity practiced celibacy, according to a Vatican archaeologist.

During the first four centuries, married priests would renounce having intimate relationships with their wives, but they needed their the approval of their spouse.

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[the invisib1e hand]

fyi.

[thefactor]

From what I hear, a lot of married couples do as well.

[mdmathis6]

“but they needed their the approval of their spouse.”

“Yes, dear you may go be a celibate priest, we have 8 children already...!”

[RnMomof7]

I have read that the priests were not allowed to have sex before they said mass because their hands would touch “christ”

[SnakeDoctor]

>> Married or single priests from the early stages of Christianity practiced celibacy, according to a Vatican archaeologist.

That’s some pretty impressive archaeology.

SnakeDoc

[LearsFool]

The Bible teaches differently:

Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.
The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

- I Corinthians 7:3-5

[Natural Law]

"From what I hear, a lot of married couples do as well."

Get a dictionary and look up the meaning of celibate and chaste.

[thefactor]

Yikes. Tough thread. Note to self: Don’t every try to inject a little humor in the religion forum.

[Natural Law]

"I have read that the priests were not allowed to have sex before they said mass because their hands would touch “christ”"

But I'll bet you can't recall where you read that. I'll also bet it wasn't in any Catholic Encyclical or in the Catechism.

[Puppage]

That’s like taking a shower with a raincoat on.

[Just mythoughts]

Was not Peter the key holder married???? Spiritually speaking the Heavenly Father was ‘married’ way back in Jeremiah 3:8 “And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of D I V O R C E; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared NOT, but went and played the harlot also....

Marriage has NEVER been forbidden and DIVORCE is NOT the unforgivable sin.

[Natural Law]

"The Bible teaches differently:"

Celibacy only means unmarried.

[LearsFool]

Celibacy only means unmarried.

Paul was speaking to married couples, such as those mentioned in the article above...

"married priests would renounce having intimate relationships with their wives"

[Natural Law]

"Marriage has NEVER been forbidden "

Celibacy of the Catholic priesthood is an administrative policy, it is not based in Scripture nor does it have to be. Democracy and air travel are not in Scripture either.

"and DIVORCE is NOT the unforgivable sin."

Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery"

- Mark 10:11-12

[Spok]

I’m living proof that you can be both married and celibate. /ha

[RnMomof7]

Ya never want to bet with me NL :)

306-Council of Elvira, Spain, decree #43: a priest who sleeps with his wife the night before Mass will lose his job.

[RnMomof7]

"and DIVORCE is NOT the unforgivable sin."
Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery" - Mark 10:11-12

he did not say it was not a sin, he said it was not THE unforgivable sin

[Natural Law]

"Ya never want to bet with me NL :)

Pay up. The reason had nothing to do with "touching Christ" as you contended. Like all celebrants he couldn't eat or drink the night before either. It was about sacrifice. By the way it wasn't until 325 (Council of Nicea) that ordained priests could not marry.

[Just mythoughts]

"Marriage has NEVER been forbidden "

Celibacy of the Catholic priesthood is an administrative policy, it is not based in Scripture nor does it have to be. Democracy and air travel are not in Scripture either.

Many liberties have been taken under administrative policies and then called holy.

"and DIVORCE is NOT the unforgivable sin."

Whoever divorces his wife and marries another, commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery" - Mark 10:11-12

Adultery against a mate is NOT the unforgivable sin, and the sin does NOT require some administrative policy of exchange of money to be forgiven..... NOW there is a different penalty to commit spiritually speaking to commit adultery against the Heavenly Father... As Christ is called spiritually the 'bridegroom', and it will not do well for anyone to be messing around with a fake 'bridegroom', as it is WRITTEN.