[Conservative til I die]

So the Church cites first timothy when it comes to reason why women can't be priests but it overlooks timothy when it says that priests should be married. Okie dokie.

The Church has never said priests cannot be married. As we all should know, the Eastern Rites of the Church allow for married priests, and the Western Rite (the Roman Catholic Church as most see it) allows for certain Anglican and Lutheran married clergy that convert to be priests.

[marajade]

"The Church has never said priests cannot be married."

Technically correct but a falsehood nonethe less. The Catholic Church believes its Pope has the final say in how it will teach its believers instead of just following the word of God.

[ichabod1]

YEah, I think I see married priests to be right around the corner. It's not doctinal, it's law (policy). So it can be changed. I'm not altogether for it, but I think it would help reverse the homosexualization of the clergy, along with other measures. And, of course, the main reason would be to get an increase in vocations.

I know there are negatives, I'm not going to go into that now.