I was raised Catholic and always questioned why priests and nuns could never get married. It's not normal as humans to not love someone of the opposite sex, much less to never have sex . They are against birth control, so the only reason to have sex is to have children, wtf? I guess that when a woman can no longer bear children, her and her husband should no longer be intimate, whatever!
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Catholics love guilt, it is a great way to control people.
LenHazell53
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Aug 30, 2018
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Celibacy is ridiculous, & virginity is also overrated.
Lilac-JadeCanada
Level 9
Aug 29, 2018
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It goes back to Paul and 1 Corinthians 7:8
"Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do."
The idea is that you are "married" to the Church and theoretically you will be more dedicated to the Church if you don't have a family to worry about. But there is more to it than that. Priests and nuns are supported by the Church, and if they were allowed to marry then the Church would be obligated to support their whole families which would cost considerably more money.
Heraclitus
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Aug 29, 2018
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It is in part to prop up the myth that their Jesus was never married even though there is mounting evidence to the contrary
Our_existence
Level 9
Aug 29, 2018
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Yes indeed, and what about women who cannot have children. Should they and their partners abstain from sex?
brentan
Level 8
Aug 29, 2018
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I guess they should become nuns, lol
I have actually heard religious people state that if a person knows that he/she cannot produce children, that person is committing a "sin" when marrying. Yes, there are folks who are that rigid and judgmental.
They must not see a difference between enjoying sex and lust.
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