[Cronos]

Elaborating - It really would not make sense for Paul to say that all the bishops must be married. For one, Paul himself is a bishop and he was never married! He would be disqualifying himself if he said such a thing

The main point of the passage is found in the last verse: “if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for God’s church?” All Paul is trying to say is that a bishop must be someone who has all of his affairs in order, who is a good steward of everything in his care. In the first generation of the Church, the priests came from men who already had families. But, over the years, the Church came to discern that men who were called by God to be celibate were better equipped to handle the demands of being a priest and shepherd of God’s flock.

[Elsie]

...the Church came to discern ...

I see...

[Elsie]

It really would not make sense for Paul to say that all the bishops must be married.

Good luck.

I've been tryin' to tell them that about Jesus saying to '...call no man father...' but it ain't takin' hold.

--Wannabe_Catholic_Dude(Gettin' tired of constantly telling these deluded Prots what the Book REALLY means...)