That statement makes absolutely no sense. If there is no requirement for them to be married, but there is a requirement that if they are married that they only marry one woman, then it follows that there is not a requirement that they have children, but if they have children they are required to have them under submission.
The Catholics believe bishops should not be married; you believe they MUST be married. I believe you are both too absolutist on something that the Bible does not declare an absolute position on either way, but does provide specific guidance in the case of a married church leader. I will not persuade you, you will not persuade me, and neither of us will persuade the Catholics. Since this is not an issue on which salvation is conditioned, I guess we will all find out when we get to Heaven who was right...
>>If there is no requirement for them to be married>>>p> What part of "it's a requirement to be the husband of one wife" is so hard to understand?
>>but there is a requirement that if they are married that they only marry one woman,<<
Who says? No where in that passage is the word "only". One could as easily inject "at least" and make it read "at least one wife". I mean if your inclined to add words anyway why not?
How odd that if Paul didn't mean to require a man be married with children he would include this.
1 Timothy 3:5 If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?
>>Since this is not an issue on which salvation is conditioned<<
If Catholics trust an organization that lies about the requirements for church leadership it most certainly pertains to salvation since they lie about other things as well.
Play with the words of scripture if you wish. I don't have to wait until I get to heaven to understand the clear words of scripture.