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I give this order in all the churches." This coincides with the admonition of Jesus to follow the vocation given by God, whether celibacy (Mt 19:12) or marriage.

And that's another area where you religion fails...

Paul was not speaking to potential clergy...It was a proclamation to anyone who may be called to celibacy...To let them know that God calls some people (and obviously few) to that vocation...

Buy unlike the Catholic religion, these people would know that God called them to celibacy...

In the Catholic religion, one can go thru 3-4 years of philosophy education and then a few years of seminary before he has to make up his mind whether he can go with the rigors of celibacy...

After all those years in prep work to become a priest, it's likely one who questions his ability to become celibate is not going to throw away all that invested time but will go into the priesthood regardless of his celibacy convictions...

And, because of the anti-marriage position of your religion, it's an automatic magnet for sodomites...