Married priests are not going to destroy the priesthood.
Having a married clergy,however, prevents the priesthood from being a safe haven for homosexuals and pedophiles.
The true church, the true body of Christ, is not going to be destroyed if the Catholic priesthood is destroyed. Christ said He would build His church and the gates of hell would not prevail against it. If y’all think that Christ’s church can be destroyed by destroying the Catholic priesthood, y’all don’t really understand what the church is and how it works.
And HE is the great high priest and all believers are kings and priests. (1 Peter 2:5,9; Revelation 1:6 and 5:10)
Of course it isn't. But try telling the MSM and the protestant contingent that. I didn't say their operating principle was true, only that it is their strategy.
Having a married clergy,however, prevents the priesthood from being a safe haven for homosexuals and pedophiles.
And there you have it. Unlike the public school system, the military, and other organizations that are immune to such things by virture of permitting married members. Which is absurd seeing as how the Church screens prospective seminarians to weed out homosexuals. Unlike the rest of society.
Once again the issue, according to protestants, is not personal sin, but doctrine (or discipline in this case). This is the only issue where protestants claim that doctrine (discipline) is the cause of sin. Every other instance it's "Woe is us, the depraved sinner."
If y’all think that Christ’s church can be destroyed by destroying the Catholic priesthood, y’all don’t really understand what the church is and how it works
Didn't say it was our understanding. But it is certainly the view of many. Elizabeth I tried it, after all.
Then by extending this (il)logic having a married clergy prevents Protestantism from having philanderers, adulterers; and fornicators.
Please keep talking.
So are you suggesting that the Catholic Church force all priests to be married? Because unless all priests are married, a "married clergy" does not prevent such a thing. It will still happen.
If it is a choice to marry or not, then considering the power that the gays have in the seminaries, you would still find the heteros leaving the seminaries and leaving us with gay clergy or gay sympathetic clergy anyway.
Homosexuals in the priesthood is the main issue. Not celibacy. I don't normally bother with the latter topic.