[biblewonk]

The point is, priestly celibacy is not "forbidding people to marry" because people can, and most should marry, according to the Church. Even priests are not forbidden to marry, -- they can leave the Holy Orders and then marry

The points are: There is no such thing as priestly anything in Christianity except for the exceptions mentioned, and forbidding doesn't mean under penalty of death but only as a "church" rule.

[Petronski]

There is no such thing as priestly anything in Christianity except for the exceptions mentioned, and forbidding doesn't mean under penalty of death but only as a "church" rule.

If you keep repeating it and repeating it and repeating it...it still won't be true.

[annalex]

We can discuss priesthood some other time. The thread is about priestly celibacy. You asked why 1 Timothy 4:3 does not apply to the issue and I explained why.