10-03-2015, 06:50 PM
(10-03-2015, 02:25 PM)RICHMONDBENGAL_07 Wrote: It's one of the things about the Catholic church that I never really understood. I mean I understand their stance on homosexuality and sex and general, not that I agree with it. I never really understood why priests had to be celibate and couldn't marry. I had heard that it had something to do with not being able to pass money, wealth, and church property on to family or something like that.
Seems like the world just keeps moving on without them and then they are forced to play catch up and review and revise their stances in order to stay relevant.
They make that sacrifice to put others ahead of their needs. If they are married it's hard to put others in front of your wife or children.
It's a calling, and if they find they need a wife then they can always walk away and become a deacon.
