Why do Catholic Priests have to avoid marriage, when Peter was married?

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Mark 1:29-31;

29 As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. 30 Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. 31 So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up. The fever left her and she began to wait on them.

For context. “Simon” was what Peter was called before he got renamed to Peter later by Jesus. Mother in law, means he is married.

Now i have heard arguments that. The reason why Catholic has this tradition, is to avoid scandals. However, one problem with that is… there already kinda is future scandals of.. ehem something else that i wont mention, but you probably can guess.

I think marriage is seen as ok. Paul however do think its more recommended to not marry, likely because we are to practice our spiritual guidance and not by selfish desires. Going by Galatians 5:22-23

But, the point is. It doesn’t seem biblical to deny priests to get married is all.

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Peace to all,

Peter was married before The Institution of The Sacrament of Confession in the Upper Room, I believe.

Saint Paul was blinded by the Faithful light, OMNiLogic allows all to see God with New OMNiLogical Eyes, I believe.

Logically all Priests are married, I believe, OMNiLogically to the New Eve, The Catholic Church.

Jesus could not go public until the Spiritual Marriage from The Wedding in Cana.

Once a Mystic Priest told me, 20:20 is always perfect vision and logically from John 20:20 we can now see clearly again, I believe.

20 And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples then rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21 So Jesus said to them again, “Peace be to you; just as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.” 22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.”

To me, OMNiLogically, The Priest takes the Place of Jesus from the Spiritual Marriage in the Wedding in Cana through The New Eve becoming from John 20:20 and the Institution of The Sacrament of Confession from Consecration in Sacrifice through Penance from the Words of Absolution forgiven becoming re-Sanctified becoming in Communion for all through the Institution of The Priesthood, in the Catholic Church, I believe.

Just like Jesus the Priest is spiritually married to the Church becoming through New Eve. OMNiLogically

The Church is the Bride of Christ, and at the Wedding of Cana Jesus becomes the Christ in spiritual marriage through the Immaculate Conception becoming through the Christ for all mankind becoming from Sacrifice through Penance forgiven for all becoming again for all Creation in One Holy Spirit Family One God in being, I believe, OMNiLogically.

Peace always,
Stephen

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In the Eastern Orthodox Church, they allow Married men to be ordained as Priest, but Ordained men who are not Married are generally not permitted to Marry. Bishops are also typically unMarried in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

In the Catholic Church of the West, celibacy is a discipline, not a dogma nor a doctrine. Disciplines can change, whereas dogmas cannot. Doctrines can develop, but cannot oppose the original understanding.

So, have we had Married Priests (like St. Peter and others)? Absolutely. Does St. Paul give a great explanation why it is better for our Priests to not be Married? He does.

Are there Married Catholic Priests today? There are. Exception have been made, typically when a High Church Protestant Pastor converts to the Catholic Christian Faith and is already Married, but is asked to be ordained a Catholic Priest.

Here is a great article of a Married Catholic Priest who supports the Church’s teaching on Priestly celibacy.

I will end with this. I work with a Protestant pastor’s Wife and I hear how hard it is to be both a full-time Pastor of a Church and have a full-time job to send two daughters to med-school (both are now Doctors). I honestly don’t know how Pastor “Tom” has the time to work a full-time job, visit people in the Hospital, perform Marriages and Funerals, Attend his children’s Sports events, council Married couples, Family Dinner, prepare his Sunday Sermon, and all the things that being a good Husband, Father, and Pastor of a flock calls them to be. It really is like having two Families.

I listen to a lot of True-Crime Podcasts while I’m working and the ones that get me are men who cheat on their Wife and have another Family secretly on the side! Being a Married Priest would be like this, but only having more than one Family.

We have been blessed with a young Priest and it is sometimes hard to get him to do things with the Knights of Columbus, because he is just “too busy.” And he doesn’t have a Wife on the side.

I get why some believe that allowing Priests to Marry would cut down on the number of Priests who have same-sex attraction (which is a problem in the Church), but there would just be scandals of another type. Bethel Church is going through a big scandal right now. Hillsong New York has had big scandals in recent years. Even in our local area, there have been horrible scandals committed by Married Pastors (and most involving under-age girls). And what happens when this happens is both the Church Family and the Family-Family is severely hurt by this, in addition to the victims themselves who are most harmed by such selfish and unGodly behavior.

We need to be Praying for all Priests and Pastors. And that God will rid our Churches of leaders who are perverting the Faith because of their secret sins.