Should Catholic priests be allowed to marry?

I think Catholic priests should absolutely be allowed to get married. I'm not Catholic myself, but I've always had a problem with some of the rules they make up. Maybe the rule that priests can't participate in Holy Matrimony was instituted to keep priests focus on being pure or serving God, but I feel like NOT being married is more of a distraction to them than being married would be.

I know many priests, and some of these men have sex on the side, which leads to tons of guilt because of it. Some resort to molestation, which isn't simply a stereotype. These sorts of things have happened and still do, and maybe it's because priests are not allowed to marry, and maybe it's not because of that.

But I don't think there's a legitimate reason to keep these men (people always say men have needs, and priests are no different) from the sacrament of marriage. What makes them incapable of love for another person? What makes them undeserving of the celebration of that love?

It seems unfair and cruel to me. But that's just my two cents.

Under the current doctrine of this religion priests do not marry, so asking if they "should" is like asking if they should leave their religion. I think if the pope decrees it as acceptable they "may". I think it is counterproductive for them to do it now when it is not sanctioned by the belief system.

I was brought up in the Catholic religion but at the present time, I'm not a practicing Catholic, so I have some firm beliefs on priests marrying. First of all, like someone else said, unless the Pope rules that priests have the “option” of marrying or not, this is not a possibly unless they leave the church. There have been many priests that have done that and I know one personally that fell in love and left the church so he could marry her and have children.My feeling have always been that by not letting the priests experience love, marriage and children is why number one-so many are wandering away from the church and doing things on the side and two-they do not understand how people that fall in love, marry and have children think and believe.

Saying that, the priests should not be “counseling” married couples since they don’t know diddly squat about marriage. You can’t learn that from books and yet they are counseling young couples before they marry.So yes, the Pope does need to let priests marry if they so desire.

While I haven't practiced or participated in Catholic anything since I was about 5, my understanding was that the reasoning was priests and other religious figures are married to "God" and they should live there lives only in his service, clearly a family and significant other would distract from their all encompassing servitude. I think it one more thing wrong with this religion, though I mean no offense to anyone. I'm sure people could find a bone or two to chuck violently at Odinism.

That being said I think my opinion is clear, but for the record, Yes I believe they should be able to marry if they want too. Religion should not rule a person, rather a person should choose a religion that adheres to their rules. I.

E if you don't agree with a religions beliefs/practices, change religions.

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