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From a biblical perspective, yes he can.

Marital advice must be about competence and not by position. Not being married himself, does he have the experience to speak on such a sensitive topic?

Kunja2:
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For Hadiza

I don't think his is qualified

Kriss216:
Singles give the best marital advice.

imagine, how can teach what u don't know. It just like explaining the toothache to someone who had not experienced it before, no matter what u explain to him, he will never understand.

The church has marriage counselors in every Parish who assist the Priest on marital issues if he can't handle it alone. Marriage courses are organised by the Laity Council. Moreover they interact with parishioners, read books, attend seminars on marriage and grew up seeing how their parents lived before becoming Priests

No one is qualified to solve your marital problems.
You should settle ur problems ursef because only u know how it started,stop running to someone for irrelevant help,they are humans like you,they could snith!


Face the problems ursef and deal with it.

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Jesus Christ was not married yet gave the best of counsels in Matthew chapter 19.

AngusTV:
It all depends on the knowledge he has. He could have read books, attended seminars, etc to equip himself with the information on how to solve marital issues

The only knowledge he will have in his life is Biblical knowledge which is not explicit enough. As a matter of fact, the ones in the Bible are written by unmarried folks to certain people to admonish.

Almost everyone read books, materials and even attend counselling classes before marriage and the rule do not apply generally in most situations because what works for A might not necessarily work for B.

Theoretical approach to solving marital issues is laughable and unbelievable. A Reverend Father is not all knowing. His knowledge is limited and he has no business with counselling or advising married folks. The same applies to pastors with failed marriages.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WliPnaKZOY

I'm not Catholic but I think if Paul the apostle did it, a reverend father can do it also

He is not qualified at all..he never Bleep,he never knew how sweet it is to sleep and wake up with woman,he never forget his dick in a pussy pot after many round of blissful fight..the pain of marriage dispute are
of difference in nature to theological experience.. Therefore he is not qualified to speak about marriage

Apostle Paul was not married yet he gave advice on marriage.

Fostercat:
I am married. I will say it is capital NO.

Marriage no be play o. If you are not inside you can never understand it's intrigues and dynamics.

Who no go , can never know.

AntiChristian:
Trained kwa? No more Holy Spirit ni?

No but since the partners can't allow the holy spirit to guide and council them, then the priests will come in

all thanks to my saviour, Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Kriss216:
Singles give the best marital advice.

They give theory advice, when you marry you 'll see beyond expectations ...

Sanchez01:
The only knowledge he will have in his life is Biblical knowledge which is not explicit enough. As a matter of fact, the ones in the Bible are written by unmarried folks to certain people to admonish.

Almost everyone read books, materials and even attend counselling classes before marriage and the rule do not apply generally in most situations because what works for A might not necessarily work for B.

Theoretical approach to solving marital issues is laughable and unbelievable. A Reverend Father is not all knowing. His knowledge is limited and he has no business with counselling or advising married folks. The same applies to pastors with failed marriages.

Please meet me at mama Suliyat junction for your two bottles of Alomo bitter.. May your knowledge increase...Na d Koko spoke...

Kiddo01:
I've been thinking about this and so I decided to bring it here.

A friend of mine has been having issues with his wife for some time now. He said that the Parish Priest has advised both of them but without positive result.

But I keep wondering, is it that both parties do not want to settle their differences or is the reverend father actually giving the needed council? Is the reverend father who has not married before qualified to give advice on marital crisis? What do you think

To me i keep on telling people they are not but Anglican Priest that are married can give advice.They experience maritial stress everyday but our catholic priests for those that are pure do not.
Im not going into that but unless in case of a priest with side chic or have concubine somewhere he can try but not as an experienced married man.
Marriage courses are supposed to be done by experts but in THE catholic church is reverse.

My brother in summary a priest knows noting about marriage stress but they can pray and assist spiritually.All they know is what God Join let no man put asunder.
But most assunders by them in marriages

He who is allowed to join couples can as well advise. So Reverend fathers can advice.

Yes he is,even as our pastors do, there's nothing wrong in him giving marriage counseling and all that,it is left for your friend and the wife to settle their scores.

Onnasucs1:
I'm not Catholic but I think if Paul the apostle did it, a reverend father can do it also

Even Apostle Paul is unqualified. He was the same person who advised against marrying as against God's instruction in Genesis.

I don't want to start a controversy but the Apostles are part of the problem of today's Christians. Most of the counsels they gave were from their heads and they were included in the Scripture. They confirmed it on several occasions that they were the ones speaking and not the Holy Spirit.

Truth is, the reverend father practice started with the Apostles and negates the instruction of God concerning marriage, procreation and mandate.

Kiddo01:
I've been thinking about this and so I decided to bring it here.

A friend of mine has been having issues with his wife for some time now. He said that the Parish Priest has advised both of them but without positive result.

But I keep wondering, is it that both parties do not want to settle their differences or is the reverend father actually giving the needed council? Is the reverend father who has not married before qualified to give advice on marital crisis? What do you think

That is part of his calling, ministry and training. Reverend fathers are more than qualified to counsel in marriage matters. Couples who have issues meet them abd have their issues sorted out. Now when has counselled, the lot falls on the counsellees to follow up.

For marriages to work, both parties must be up and doing. If both parties fail even after Godly counsel, then they have themselves to blame.

Kiddo01:
I've been thinking about this and so I decided to bring it here.

A friend of mine has been having issues with his wife for some time now. He said that the Parish Priest has advised both of them but without positive result.

But I keep wondering, is it that both parties do not want to settle their differences or is the reverend father actually giving the needed council? Is the reverend father who has not married before qualified to give advice on marital crisis? What do you think

Is a Nairalander qualified to give advice on whether a reverend father is qualified to give advice on marital issues?

Since we want to asking funny questions this morning.

why person go even carry him marriage issues to another persons in the first place? all in the name of seeking advice...can't husband and wife work things out themselves?

Kiddo01:
I've been thinking about this and so I decided to bring it here.

A friend of mine has been having issues with his wife for some time now. He said that the Parish Priest has advised both of them but without positive result.

But I keep wondering, is it that both parties do not want to settle their differences or is the reverend father actually giving the needed council? Is the reverend father who has not married before qualified to give advice on marital crisis? What do you think

Anyone is actually "qualified" to give marital advice, but personal experiences always shapen the type of advice people give.

The priest may never have been married, but he must have had experiences from his parents' marriage, his siblings'marriages, his friends' marriages.

Me, for instance, I have been in the system too, when I was a pastor. I have some certificates in marriage and family counseling. And certificates in related courses. So, I am qualified to give marriage counseling even though I am not married.

Catholic priests are very educated, and well exposed people. So, I am taking it that the priest has marriage counseling certificates or even degrees.

So, think of these priests as marriage counselors. They are actually qualified to counsel couples.

He is qualify to do so,u don't need to have experience it to give advice,are all mariage councellor s/therapist married? Firstly no two marriage is same what works for A might or will not work for B, secondly both parties taking advice and implementing it is another story.if u think he needs to be married to give good advice then therapist needs to have tried commiting suicide,be insane or depressed so as to advice his/her clients that's suicidal, mentally ill and depressed.

Sanchez01:
Even Apostle Paul is unqualified. He was the same person who advised against marrying as against God's instruction in Genesis.

I don't want to start a controversy but the Apostles are part of the problem of today's Christians. Most of the counsels they gave were from their heads and they were included in the Scripture. They confirmed it on several occasions that they were the one's speaking and not the Holy Spirit.
Truth is, the reverend father practice started with the Apostles and negates the instruction of God concerning marriage, procreation and mandate.

Ha! Do you read your bible very well? I hope you are not mistaking Paul advise against adultery and fornication as "advise against marrying"?

Sodiquinone:
If singles really know what marriage is about no divorce will happen, Reverend father has no personal experience and therefore not qualified

So a doctor who has not had cancer should not treat cancer?

So a man cannot be a gynaecologist?


Dear OP, a priest, depending on his training and specialist qualifications, which he may get from seminary or from somewherr else, can be a good marriage counsellor.

Having said that, i didn't mean qll priests automatically are good marriage counsellors. Just like not all doctors are gynaecologists, not all nurses are diabetic nurses

Kriss216:
Singles give the best marital advice.

Na so..
It's always easy to dish out advices when all you know are theories..

[quote author= post=93380419]Talking from experience about one of us @[b][/b] that is into Marriage counseling,
This is what she has to contribute to the topic.....

These are some of the advantages of Marriage counseling...
It helps build a solid, biblical foundation for marriage.
A lot of time is spent in Scripture looking at how biblical ideas apply to marriage.

It helps couples begin a dialogue.
Topics like communication, finances, sex and parenting need to be discussed before marriage.

It points out areas of concern in the relationship. No relationship is perfect.
Potential problems, conflict and struggles should be addressed.It preserves couples from temptation. 

Getting engaged can result in couples rationalizing premarital sex.
Premarital sex and other temptations need to be discussed.It prepares couples for the marriage, and not just the wedding day.
Couples can have a tendency to focus on the wedding day and not on the marriage.

An important part of premarital counseling is getting the couple to have serious conversations about their upcoming marriage.
Marriages are filled with common problems that most couples experience, and each couple has certain strengths and weaknesses that require a certain approach.

Premarital counseling explores each person’s faith and history.
It helps the couple examine personal convictions, expectations for their future and responsibilities they will have.
More than anything, premarital counseling aims to produce a marriage that is biblical and God-honoring.


This is our contribution to the topic,
About Reverend Fathers Qualification,
We leave other members to Comment on that!

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Sanchez01:
Even Apostle Paul is unqualified. He was the same person who advised against marrying as against God's instruction in Genesis.

I don't want to start a controversy but the Apostles are part of the problem of today's Christians. Most of the counsels they gave were from their heads and they were included in the Scripture. They confirmed it on several occasions that they were the ones speaking and not the Holy Spirit.

Truth is, the reverend father practice started with the Apostles and negates the instruction of God concerning marriage, procreation and mandate.

I don't think Paul advised against marriage.

Isn't he the one that said it's better to marry than to burn?

He merely gave people an option instead of enforcing marriage on them