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To: elpadre
But aren’t married pastors called by God? Doesn’t the married pastor also become family with his flock? Doesn’t he also provide for the spiritual needs?

Of course...The first 'pope' had a wife and probably a herd of kids...Plus, he supported his mother-in-law...

17 posted on 09/04/2007 2:58:59 PM PDT by Iscool (OK, I'm Back...Now what were your other two wishes???)
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To: Iscool
Of course...The first 'pope' had a wife and probably a herd of kids...Plus, he supported his mother-in-law...

We only know definitively from Scripture that at one time St. Peter was married, his wife is never mentioned, and there is no mention of his having any children, so you are making unfounded assumptions. Also, from the discourse between Christ and Peter, as detailed in Mark 10, Luke 18 and Matthew 19, Peter, as well as the other Apostles gave up everything, including a wife if they were married and again, we only know definitvely that Peter was at one time married, to follow the Lord.

Were you a competent student of history, rather than an ill-informed emoter, you'd be familiar with St. Clement of Alexandria's "The Stromata" in which he writes of St. Peter in Book VII Chapter XI:

'They say, accordingly, that the blessed Peter, on seeing his wife led to death, rejoiced on account of her call and conveyance home, and called very encouragingly and comfortingly, addressing her by name, "Remember thou the Lord." Such was the marriage of the blessed and their perfect disposition towards those dearest to them.

Thus also the apostle says, "that he who marries should be as though he married not," and deem his marriage free of inordinate affection, and inseparable from love to the Lord; to which the true husband exhorted his wife to cling on her departure out of this life to the Lord.'

21 posted on 09/05/2007 4:16:17 AM PDT by A.A. Cunningham
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