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To: NYer

It is obvious to all that Paul endorsed celibacy. But, you are still ignoring my point that, as a Pharisee, he was almost certainly married himself. Maybe that’s why he said “those who marry will have worldly troubles, and I would spare you that”. The other problem I have with celibacy is that the first command that God gave to man was to”be fruitful and multiply” (Gen 1:28). I would suggest that celibacy would be the exception to the rule, not the norm for all priests and nuns.


59 posted on 03/25/2013 4:21:09 AM PDT by Former Fetus (Saved by grace through faith)
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To: Former Fetus
But, you are still ignoring my point that, as a Pharisee, he was almost certainly married himself.

I am not ignoring your point. According to scripture, Paul was not married. He chose celibacy. There is nothing in scripture to suggest that he had ever been married.

62 posted on 03/25/2013 5:37:34 AM PDT by NYer (Beware the man of a single book - St. Thomas Aquinas)
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