Thursday, October 22, 2009

Marriage and the catholic church

Priests are not allowed to marry in the Catholic church. This is not just a matter of faith but also finance. A person who has given up worldly desires and has decided to spread spirituality is supported financially by the church and the expenses are supposed to be minimal. If priests marry then their salaries need to substantially increase. If a man decides to have a family then he needs to support them with the sweat of his brow. Married men can serve in other capacities in the church and need not be priests. But some priests feel like getting married and that is fine. Instead of throwing them out as outcasts the church can surely have a better attitude towards them and help them make a transition to other jobs smoothly. On the other hand if the church decides to let priests marry then they better figure out a way to generate the extra money. Currently the church taxes the congregation quite a bit already.

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