RE: Which denominations have you spotted on this forum?
August 17, 2017 at 1:12 pm
(This post was last modified: August 17, 2017 at 1:19 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(August 17, 2017 at 12:05 pm)Drich Wrote:............?(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.
"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.
I'm not sure you understood my response there........
Firstly, catholics do not forbid marriage - they greatly advocate for it..and babies...lots and lots of babies. The reason that this prohibition was put in place was that a great many priests were using their position to enrich or enhance their children's lives and affairs. This, I hope, to anyone's mind, is a misuse of such a position. Partly in order to combat that..the church decided to set up their rules such that there was no opportunity for that grift. It's not part of their doctrine...they don't think that a preist -has- to be unmarried and celibate for any divine reason - it's a practical concern over good stewardship of the institution. They can change that rule at any time.
It's akin to the "Don't bring your fucking gun to church" rule. They're not "forbidding guns"...just strongly suggesting that the cathedral probably isn't the place to show off your shiny new pistol, for the same reasons that priests with baby daddy problems aren't going to be on their a-game. It, caused, problems.....lol.
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