[Aquinasfan]

The real question is why are married men excluded.

Priests act in the person of Christ, so unmarried men stand in imitation of Christ. They also represent a sign to the culture of sacrifice with the hope of the life to come. Finally, there are practical reasons. As St. Paul says, the married man is busy with his wife's concerns. His heart is divided.

In fact why are women excluded as well.

The priest acts in the person of Christ. Christ was a male, he is the eternal high priest, and he chose males as his priests/bishops, so priests must be male.

[Courdeleon02]

Your hopeless and you will never change your uncompromising attitude. Thats why evangelicals are spreading and Catholics are declining.

[wideawake]

BTW, it may interest you to know if you don't already that the former Abp. Milingo who is now the foremost agitator for destroying the discipline of celibacy has a curious history.

He was not just an Archbishop but also an exorcist in Africa until 1983, when he was forced to resign from his see at the age of 53 and was replaced.

The whole matter was kept quiet - but apparently his work as an exorcist was very unsuccessful.

[Elsie]

...he chose males as his priests/bishops, so priests must be male.

Scripture or...

Tradition?