Yeah, I'm Catholic and everything and I love my church but the whole priest not being able to marry thing is absolutely ridiculous. I was looking up a lot of research on Catholicism and back in the old days. Centuries ago a Catholic priest was encouraged to marry. They said to be a leader of a church you should have to receive all the sacraments which is including Marriage. I find this makes perfect since. But a pope changed this and made a rule that they were forbidden to receive that particular sacrament. Now, there is actually A LOT of homosexual priest. I find that is very insulting to the infallibility that the catholic church is supposed to stand by. If the catholic church ‘claims’ homosexuality is wrong and a sin and is completely against it. Why are there so many gay priests. Well lets think about this for a moment. Lets say I’m a gay male (I’m actually a straight female lol anyways.) and I am a Christian, not just any Christian and catholic. Well, I am scared. I am confused. I no it is wrong to be gay. I want to cover it up. But I will soon give into it. I don’t want to but I will. So, I have to find a reason to be celibate like I’m supposed to because it is said that if you are gay then to remain celibate. So I want a GOOD reason. I also want to serve God the best I can because I am terrified that I will be thrown to hell for my gayness. Priesthood= reason to be celibate and serving God. WELL THAT SOUNDS LIKE MY KIND OF PLACE! There, you have a gay priest. Most homosexual priest use the priesthood as a cover up for their homosexuality. If they would allow priest to marry then the priesthood would no longer be a good place to cover this up. Also, the catholic church complains over and over again that there isn’t enough priest. Well, it takes a gay man who is scared or a real man with guts to give up a life of marriage or sex. Guess what? There isn’t many men like that you know. If they would allow priest to marry then this would actually be solved. And wouldn’t a man who wants to serve God raise a good family and be a loving husband? They would actually be role models to their sons and maybe their sons would become a priest as well. They also say that a priest is Gods, That priest belong to God. Wow that’s nice and touchy. But in the bible doesn’t it say we are all created under God equally? God loves us all the same? God created us all then we are ALL Gods. Not just a priest. A priest isn’t special. We are all Gods children. They aren’t more of Gods than anyone else. Because God has us all the same. It’s just up to us to allow him in our lives and to love him. Now I’m bringing science into this matter. It is a natural instinct for another human being to feel emotion and urges and love. Not allowing a man to Marry is actually scientifically proven to hurt them. Now not everyone in the world gets married. Some people actually like being alone. (bless their souls) But most like the feeling of companionship. Forbidding a Man to not marry, makes them fight against nature and natural human instincts. The body and the mind can only take so much of this internal and external abuse. Now, I’m getting a little serious here. Not allowing a priest to marry is also causing them to sin. Yes we ALL get temptations but they get a lot I am sure of that. How much can a man take? Can you imagine a 30 something year old man who has never had sex or felt probably since their teenage years what it is like to actually have another person to hold or to just love. They must get urges and temptations. After a while they wont be able to take it and they might to something harmful. Like for one, The whole pedophile thing. That might be driven from insanity of a man with urges. Also, masturbation. This is under the commandant ‘Thall shall not commit adultery’ And just sex. Which is breaking that commandment was well. Also, a Deacon can marry, what is so special about a deacon? They are still men of God. Why not have the same rule for them? Plus, Pope John Paul II changed a few things about Deacons. Deacons could marry but if their spouse died they could not marry again if they wanted to stay a deacon. And if they were already a deacon without marriage then they could not marry. Well, he changed that. Now a deacon can marry even if they were already a deacon and if their spouse dies. Well if you can make that change why cant the new pope change the priest ordeal. It is a man made rule. Because I repeat back in the day priest were allowed to marry and some still are. There actually are a few married today. I think it is getting close. Most say they will one day but not too soon. But it will happen. There is to much ‘drama’ I may say to keep it the way it is. It will happen but we will never know when. But I will never say, priest not being able to marry is okay. I think it is wrong and inhumane.