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Originally posted by Yorick:
I don't believe in institutionalised celibacy for Priests. It is not Biblical, and should be a personal choice. Paul recommends being single, yet allows for marriage, and so should the Roman Catholic Church IMO.
Almost every other Christian denomination allows Preachers and Pastors to marry, and recognise the importance of family support to a ministry.
Whether the said celibacy causes pedophilia or not is not something I have an opinion on.
Im not disagreeing, but even though I cant recall what the reasoning was now..I do remember learning that about 600-800 years ago they instituted the celebacy and no marriage thing in the RCC and I remember that when I read the reasoning...it seemed acceptable and reasonable...it almost made sense...which is quite a step up from a heck of a lot of other things that were instituted around the same time. Wish my memory wasnt so swiss cheese....all I can remember is that it made sense at the time.