I don’t want to arouse an argument but when Paul gives instructions regarding the selecting of these men, one of the instructions were that they were to be married to one wife or one wife men depending on the translation. That makes perfect sense in selecting elders of the church but how does that apply the application to the current priesthood?
Priests have one wife - the Church.
I’m just saying. . .
Deacons are married.
Some priests who converted to Catholicism from Anglican and Lutheran and other churches are married and they were grandfathered in. I believe we have several in my own diocese.
However, should the priest’s current wife die, they may not remarry.
Paul also clearly states (1 Cor) that celibacy is a higher calling than marriage. Priestly celibacy is a "discipline" as opposed to a "doctrine" of the Latin Rite Church. There are catholic churches that do not impose this discipline (though there is a big difference between a married man being ordained - ok, and a priest getting married - not ok). And there are, even as we "speak," married priests in the Latin Rite Church.
Although, as you might infer from my screen name, my personal faith tradition is not one that follows the Latin Rite discipline, I have come to the conclusion (even before I swam the Tiber) that there is compelling justification for this particular discipline of the Latin Rite Church.
I don’t want to arouse an argument but when Paul gives instructions regarding the selecting of these men, one of the instructions were that they were to be married to one wife or one wife men depending on the translation. That makes perfect sense in selecting elders of the church but how does that apply the application to the current priesthood?
If you read Titus ch 1 v 5 through 7 you can see that Titus is to appoint elders to the position of Bishop.
Also 1 Tim ch 3 v I through 12
No one was appointed to elder.