Married Priest Debate

Running Head : DEBATE ABOUT MARRIED PRIESTS

: Debate about Married Priests

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Introduction

Marriage among catholic priests is considered a taboo by many faithful and adherents of the Roman Catholic Church . This is in the light of vows taken and the tradition of the church that has been going on since time immemorial . Whichever perspective the issue is looked from , it is an unacceptable practice that threatens to divide the church right in the middle given the sensitivity and volatile nature of the issue . A priest is regarded as

a servant that serves both God and human beings and therefore his integrity should not be questionable which means that he should be above reproach (John , 2004 . Before they are ordained to be priests , there are vows that are taken and among the prominent ones we have the vow of celibacy and chastity . Closely related to this vow is putting priorities the other way round where God and his service come first . Violation of these vows is tantamount to lessening credence that should be accorded God . Allowing this practice to continue among Catholic priests would give a lee way for the society to slide slowly but sure into an abyss of moral decadency especially by Catholic faithful (Stanley , 2009

Pro and Cons on Both sides of the Issue

The most fundamental issue here is finances whereby most parishes can barely support the priests that serve there . In most cases , they live under alms and donations from well wishers and parishioners...