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a Question about Sex and Catholicism
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tiger88 said:
Society has made it that way. Just like swearing. Saying "fuck" is considered a lot worse than saying "screw." Why? They both can be used in the exact same context.
shit/poop, same thing.
Not all people need sex, or even need to jerk off.
I know several historical personalities who remained celebate by choice most of their lives.
A person who rises to the level of being spiritual leader of a billion people can be strong enough not to need to 'jerk off'.
On the other hand, there had been Popes who had illegitimate children.
Pedophilia is not any more common among Catholic priests as in general public, but Catholic church was slow to react to charges of child molestation by priests.
Homosexuality is more common among Catholic priests.
Catholic Church IS having hard time recruiting new priests.
I know several historical personalities who remained celebate by choice most of their lives.
A person who rises to the level of being spiritual leader of a billion people can be strong enough not to need to 'jerk off'.
On the other hand, there had been Popes who had illegitimate children.
Pedophilia is not any more common among Catholic priests as in general public, but Catholic church was slow to react to charges of child molestation by priests.
Homosexuality is more common among Catholic priests.
Catholic Church IS having hard time recruiting new priests.
Priests are married to the Church.
If sex is a biological necessity, then a lot of guys on this board should be dead by now.
The problem is people confuse the role of a priest with that of any other Christian minister, and that simply isnt the case. It's the same reason in many respects that there are no female priests.
The priest, most especially in the Eucharist (but also in other sacraments such as confession) act in what is known as in Persona Cristae (in the person of Christ). He in effect becomes for us a physical conduit for Christ on earth,
The priest take oaths of obedience and chastity (sometimes poverty) in imitation of Christ. He sets himself to live by Christs example, and devote himself completely to God. In essence he rejects the things of this earth in pursuit of Holiness.
A husband by necessity must be devoted to his wife and children, and that is how it should be.He fulfills his love for God in service to his family. A priest devotes Himself to serve only God, and in so doing devotes himself to serve all. His chastity is a gift to God, and that act of sacrifice is done as a gift to all humanity (Catholics unlike other Christian denominations believe in works coupled with faith, not just faith alone). There is value in sacrifice.
The reason that there are no female priests is because the Church is bound by the example of Christ. Christ chose no female apostles, and by tradition the Church doesnt either. More importantly, God chose to manifest Himself on earth as a man, not as a woman. The priest in his function as a "step in" for Christ, so to speak,because of that uses men in the role of priests. In short, Christ wasn't female, and the Church has no authority to say to God "well he should have been"
If sex is a biological necessity, then a lot of guys on this board should be dead by now.
The problem is people confuse the role of a priest with that of any other Christian minister, and that simply isnt the case. It's the same reason in many respects that there are no female priests.
The priest, most especially in the Eucharist (but also in other sacraments such as confession) act in what is known as in Persona Cristae (in the person of Christ). He in effect becomes for us a physical conduit for Christ on earth,
The priest take oaths of obedience and chastity (sometimes poverty) in imitation of Christ. He sets himself to live by Christs example, and devote himself completely to God. In essence he rejects the things of this earth in pursuit of Holiness.
A husband by necessity must be devoted to his wife and children, and that is how it should be.He fulfills his love for God in service to his family. A priest devotes Himself to serve only God, and in so doing devotes himself to serve all. His chastity is a gift to God, and that act of sacrifice is done as a gift to all humanity (Catholics unlike other Christian denominations believe in works coupled with faith, not just faith alone). There is value in sacrifice.
The reason that there are no female priests is because the Church is bound by the example of Christ. Christ chose no female apostles, and by tradition the Church doesnt either. More importantly, God chose to manifest Himself on earth as a man, not as a woman. The priest in his function as a "step in" for Christ, so to speak,because of that uses men in the role of priests. In short, Christ wasn't female, and the Church has no authority to say to God "well he should have been"
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LoneTree said:
Homosexuality is more common among preists in the US, not the world. It was specifically because Catholic Bishops were so much more liberal than their counterparts in other countries that we had this problem. It's only a recent development, and hopefully will change if they stoip fighting papal authority
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