(August 15, 2017 at 6:17 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Clerical celibacy is ecclesiastical law, not church doctrine. They grant priests dispensation to marry, and there was a time that there was no prohibition whatsoever - it caused issues.
@Cath, juxtapose that with The Man Himself, (jesus, fyi) telling people that thoughtcrimes are sinful whether we act on them or not. Having a lust for peen, in your heart, is a sin, in and of itself..according to god - despite what the mormons or the catholics say on the matter to placate their gay parishoners and polite society. It's a shame that the RCC turned into a bunch of PC cucks - but I guess that's what happens.
"FALSE TEACHERS FORBID MARRIAGE "is the crux of the highlighted passage in 2 tim.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09056a.htm is an explanation of where your ecclesiastical law comes from.
By the parameters Paul left to timothy that group highlighted can be considered as a false teacher because of their views on marriage.
