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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas
mm:Show us where Jesus said that and where Paul demands it. (celibacy)

STA:Seriously?

Yeah, seriously. Chapters and verses.

Otherwise same answer. I didn't think you could cause it's not in there.

306 posted on 07/17/2014 5:17:08 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: metmom

Christ and Paul commend celibacy, and recommend it over marriage for those who can accept it. Christ’s Church commends it, and mandates it for priests in the Roman Rite. Jesus also commands us to “listen to the church,” lest we be “treated as pagans or tax collectors.”

Catholics take Jesus’ command seriously and obey His Church. How is this contrary to Scripture?

Yet your position represents purely worldly wisdom. You oppose priestly celibacy, knowing that Christ recommends it over marriage. On what basis?

Where in the Bible does it say that all doctrine is contained in the Bible? It doesn’t. That’s a tradition of men. Yet you adhere to this man-made tradition, and typically ignore Christ’s command to “listen to the Church,” the “pillar and foundation of truth,” as recorded in the Bible.


322 posted on 07/17/2014 5:59:02 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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