I also wondered why there are married clergy. Most of the time before, dad would tell me that, you cannot serve two masters. Well, as i grew up, i learned more than the social norms, especially from a Roman Catholic point of view to an Orthodox one. In the Catholic ones, the Latin rite forbids clerical marriage and installs clerical celibacy. One question though. Why is it that Eastern Catholics allows married men to be priests like their Orthodox origins? Some coincidence? Or Vatican Hypocrisy?
On the other side, the Orthodox church teaches that from the bible, Saint Peter was married. Like this bible verse:(Matthew 8:14-15: "when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever." Although ironically, Paul isn't. Some church cannons changed some rulings and ultimately, only when a married priest predeceases his wife, he will become a bishop through tonsure(Metropolitan Daniel of Japan is an example. His wife died and he was tonsured as a monk later and qualified to be the Bishop of his territory. Another one is Saint Innocent of Alaska). So, this is nothing new in history. It is just history is twisted by other people so that the inner beauties of our faith cannot be practiced.
The reason why God created things is to make us a better person despite the original sin we inherited from Adam and Eve and our own transgressions. Only selfish people will not let us see every good in this world or will leave us behind from a past we should either take by heart or leave behind. As we journey, i am hoping the faults of history will be fixed and that, i may see the Catholic church return to its roots and remove every secrecy they had. And that, the money they collected will be for the poor and educating them well. Educating them well will see how a bright and happy family will be.
In my opinion, married priests are much better family counselors than celibate ones. They know the hardships of every family and gives them spiritual guidance all through out their lives. God knows every men and women can serve God even from their small yet, sincere acts.
On the other side, the Orthodox church teaches that from the bible, Saint Peter was married. Like this bible verse:(Matthew 8:14-15: "when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever." Although ironically, Paul isn't. Some church cannons changed some rulings and ultimately, only when a married priest predeceases his wife, he will become a bishop through tonsure(Metropolitan Daniel of Japan is an example. His wife died and he was tonsured as a monk later and qualified to be the Bishop of his territory. Another one is Saint Innocent of Alaska). So, this is nothing new in history. It is just history is twisted by other people so that the inner beauties of our faith cannot be practiced.
The reason why God created things is to make us a better person despite the original sin we inherited from Adam and Eve and our own transgressions. Only selfish people will not let us see every good in this world or will leave us behind from a past we should either take by heart or leave behind. As we journey, i am hoping the faults of history will be fixed and that, i may see the Catholic church return to its roots and remove every secrecy they had. And that, the money they collected will be for the poor and educating them well. Educating them well will see how a bright and happy family will be.
In my opinion, married priests are much better family counselors than celibate ones. They know the hardships of every family and gives them spiritual guidance all through out their lives. God knows every men and women can serve God even from their small yet, sincere acts.
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