[DarkSavant]

Or Jesus, and all of the apostles, knew that Paul had been married, had successfully raised a family and had proven himself.

Irrelevant.

According to scripture, he did not have a wife. I don't see a "proven himself" escape clause in there. If you're going to interpret scripture this way, be consistent.

[CynicalBear]

Paul set the rules. I didn’t. The Holy Spirit inspired Paul. Second guess the Holy Spirit all you want.