[Jericho]

Roman Catholic Church history  - Popes and priests in the Roman Catholic Church were no longer allowed to marry starting in the 11 Century, and priestly celibacy was required.

• Vatican source on married Popes, read opening paragraphs, Source Vatican, 
  Priestly celibacy in patristics and inthe history of the Church
  

Today, if you look, there are married Catholic priests, married with children, coming to the Roman Catholic Church from the Episcopal church, a pastoral provision from the late Pope John Paul II.

• Details about Pastoral provision for priests from Episcopal church to come to the Latin Rite.  Or continuing Anglican Church.
  

What do you think?  Do you think Roman Catholic Priests should be allowed to marry again as it's part of Church history?




Jannet

Hi Jannet.  According to the Theology of the Body, a catholic priest can be married if they are a convert from a different Christian faith. My local parish had a Catholic Priest who used to be a married Episcopal priest. Celibacy is a discipline upheld by the Roman Rite in comparison to the Eastern Rite

Celibacy is not the problem, sin is the problem. Sinful priests are just in need of Jesus’s tender mercy and forgiveness to help them overcome their sins and weaknesses

Since marriage is simply an icon pointing towards the Heavenly reality, priest are simply choosing to skip marriage to say Yes to God alone in a spiritual way. The priest are in a sense a spiritual father to spiritual children