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Originally posted by ariesrising
I am no Catholic, can someone explain to me why priests, nuns and monks have to remain celebate and unmarried?
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Basically the Catholic Church believes that a priest devotes his life to God and his community and he can do that better by not being distracted by marriage and being celebate. Here is a quote from the Archdiocese of Chicago webpage that might be able to explain it better then me.
Celibacy, in the religious context, is the means by which a man consecrates himself totally to God for the service of humanity. By celibacy a Christian sets aside the responsibilities and intimate relationships of family life in order to take on the responsibilities of serving the wider family of man. By a personal relationship with God in prayer, by the friendships and associations with married and single men and women, he grows in his love of humanity and becomes capable of serving God's people more effectively. To be authentic, it must be inspired by a love for Jesus who is the man for others.
Being a Catholic I do believe that it would be better if they let priests get married due to the fact that we are losing many men because of this law. I don't know if I am ever going to see that in my lifetime though.