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I almost just asked if he was ever married. That just breeds...weirdness...to me. Eh.

Its just the way it is.

Good answer!

What is the doctrine behind that? I'd like to know if anyone knows.

I think it has to do with taking the eucharist and communion.. Something about not being clean after you have sex, so they'd have to wait a day and it was custom to take communion everyday.

nikki4982 wrote:I'd like to know how you DIDN'T know that!!!

Popemobile = coolest vehicle EVER!

Even cooler than the Batmobile.

I'm pretty sure I knew once but completely forgot about it!

Wait... I don't wanna get in the middle of a religious debate here... but I just really don't understand... the church wants people to have lots and lots of babies (hence the no birth control thing), but if you have sex, you're no longer clean?

I don't get it.

BAH, REMed again. How on earth do you forget about something as awesome as the Popemobile?!?!

No, some churches view sex as being for procreation only. If you engage in sex for other purposes, thats when it's viewed as being a bad thing.

Cass wrote:I almost just asked if he was ever married. That just breeds...weirdness...to me. Eh.

I just read his biography from the paper today and there has been speculation on whether he has a had a wife or fiance because he used to give all these young couples advice. I highly doubt it, though.

Technically sex is a sin... Its hard to explain. I can say, in confidence however that most catholics are walking contradictions

Technically the Bible never once says sex itself is a sin. It says adultery, and sex outside of marriage is though. This is comming from a protestant prospective.

nikki4982 wrote:BAH, REMed again. How on earth do you forget about something as awesome as the Popemobile?!?!

I wish I knew.

About the sex thing...it isn't a sin when it's between two married people but anything but is.

^:nod: That's why I don't get it. If sex is required then why aren't the leaders setting examples instead of being the exception?

I can say, in confidence however that most catholics are walking contradictions

I can agree with that. All the catholics I know are.

Still, I wouldnt be anything else for the world. I've made peace with it, it makes me feel good.

Pretty much everyone is a walking contradiction in some way or another.

Cass wrote:I almost just asked if he was ever married. That just breeds...weirdness...to me. Eh.

to me, a priest being married is WEIRD.
minister/pastor/priest whatever, its WEIRD.

Cass wrote: If sex is required then why aren't the leaders setting examples instead of being the exception?

'Cause to the religious leaders, they are married to the Church so that's considered a "marriage". So to actually get married and have sex would be like cheating on the Church.

Thats an interesting way of looking at it. Regardless the brand of christianity I practice has no problems with its pastors or preachers getting married.

Ma grandpa was a priest!

It'd be weird to me, too if Catholic priests were allowed to get married. I can't picture them getting romantic or anything 'cause they're all about dedicating their entire lives to God and helping people...

Other Christian denominations...not so weird. I hear about ministers getting married all the time. I'm just used to that. Ughh..I won't even attempt to explain.

Are the Catholics the only Christians that don't allow priests to marry? I don't think Rabbis can get married, either...