Incorrect.
"For there are eunuchs, who were born so from their mother's womb: and there are eunuchs, who were made so by men: and there are eunuchs, who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven. He that can take, let him take it." Matthew 19:12
"Then Peter answering, said to him: Behold we have left all things, and have followed thee: what therefore shall we have? And Jesus said to them: Amen, I say to you, that you, who have followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit on the seat of his majesty, you also shall sit on twelve seats judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for My name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall possess life everlasting. And many that are first, shall be last: and the last shall be first." Matthew 19:27-30
"Then Peter said: Behold, we have left all things, and have followed thee. Who said to them: Amen, I say to you, there is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, Who shall not receive much more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting." Luke 18:28-30
"But I would have you to be without solicitude. He that is without a wife, is solicitous for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please God. But he that is with a wife, is solicitous for the things of the world, how he may please his wife: and he is divided." 1 Corinthians 7:32-33
The question you should be asking is not why Priests in the Latin Rite are celibate but why aren't all ministers; particularly those who claim to be Bible believers, following the examples set by Christ, the Apostles and St. Paul.
First — I am well aware of the scriptures you quoted ... thanks.
>> “But I would have you to be without solicitude. He that is without a wife, is solicitous for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please God. But he that is with a wife, is solicitous for the things of the world, how he may please his wife: and he is divided.” 1 Corinthians 7:32-33
The scriputre quote above is incomplete. 1 Cor 7:36-38 continues on to say ....
(36) If anyone thinks that he is not behaving properly towards his fiancée,* if his passions are strong, and so it has to be, let him marry as he wishes; it is no sin. Let them marry. (37) But if someone stands firm in his resolve, being under no necessity but having his own desire under control, and has determined in his own mind to keep her as his fiancée,* he will do well. (38) So then, he who marries his fiancée* does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better.
>> The question you should be asking is not why Priests in the Latin Rite are celibate but why aren’t all ministers; particularly those who claim to be Bible believers, following the examples set by Christ, the Apostles and St. Paul.
I need not ask why all Bible-believing ministers are not celibate, because, as the above passage makes clear, not all Bible-believing ministers will be called to celibacy ... nor are they expected to be.
My position throughout this conversation has been that celibacy is a rare gift, and is an admirable choice for those that can undertake it — but that it is not, and should not be, a prerequisite for discipleship or clergy. The remainder of the passage that you truncated shows that to be the Biblical view as well.
>> Those who feel called to both the vocations of marriage and the Priesthood have options that you are quite obviously unaware of
Your argument appears to be twofold and contradictory — on the one hand you argue that mandatory clerical celibacy is the only Biblically justifiable choice ... and on the other, you argue that clerical celibacy is non-mandatory.
SnakeDoc
The Bible explicitly tells us that most (if not all) of the Apostles except for Paul (and specifically including Peter) had wives whom they took along with them in their Christian-ministry travels:
The Bible: "Don't we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord's brothers and Cephas?" - 1 Corinthians 9:5
You: I suggest that in the future before opining on a topic you know little about, educate yourself. Unless of course, you enjoy coming across as a buffoon.
Hmm... Not generally a good idea to accuse others of being buffoons unless you really know what you're talking about... lol...