I like that he points out that some have a vocation to the priesthood and some to celibacy, but they need not necessarily go together. I've known excellent married priests, and I've known celibate priests who, were they to marry, probably would not be nearly as effective in their ministry. Like the call to the priesthood, the call to celibacy is a vocation that comes from God alone.

In Britain now we have quite a few married priests who are converts from the Anglican church. They do extra traing before ordination as Catholic Priests. My own parish priest is one of these, with a Catholic wife and three teenage children. There are pros and cons for both him and us. His first priority mst be to his wife and family, so school holidays are a problem…we have no daily Mass…..he is a lone priest as we have such a shortage. He has his marriage vows. It does mean he has less time for his flock. However, he is fully aware of problems in families and very inderstanding of children, and marriage difficulties, and therefore is very approachable. Wevare grateful to have him, but I think the celibate priesthood is a very good thing as they have more time for their prayer life, and ability to advise on this. I am 88, Catholic since 1958. +

Western priests imitate Jesus who was a celibate priest.

Fr. Jason Charron is a solid, faithful man. He's worth listening to.

Marriage and celibacy are both virtuous and beautiful. Paul says as much in the New Testament--we each have our calling. Neither should demean the other, or force either on each other. God ordains both and loves both. It is a massive undertaking, and ongoing work of grace, to keep your urges saved for your spouse as well as for no one!

Celibacy is a discipline not a doctrine, but it is founded on Christ’s own example as the Bridegroom of the Church. His whole being is for her, and the priest’s should be as well.

I was married prior to being a Catholic. If the church were to allow marriage among the clergy then I would become a priest at the soonest opportunity

With priests acting “in persona Christi” are they not mystically married to the Church like Christ is?

As a Roman Rite priest, I have no idea where father gets that priests and Monk's were united in the West. It is patently wrong. Monks, until recent centuries were almost exclusively laymen with only enough clergy for their sacramental needs. Canons were communities of clergy. Diocesan "secular" clergy sprang from the canonries not the monasteries.

This might be a personal thing - I’ve talked to many married Eastern Orthodox priests and celibate Roman Rite Catholic priests and a married Eastern Rite Catholic priests - the ones that were celibate had more weight with me because they had given up marriage and the love of a woman and given up progeny and having kids for Christ. Whereas the married priests always seemed to have their cake and eat it too. They got to be married have kids and have a parish that loved them. There was not as much suffering and sacrifice. Another personal opinion, the sacrifice and suffering made by these celibate priests not only made them have more weight with me but they also (rather consistently) had more humility. I found their spiritual insight and understanding of the spiritual life deeper and I assumed this was because they had suffered and sacrificed. You can’t learn about this type of suffering and sacrifice in a book, you learn it by actually suffering and sacrificing.

Married priests are the future of the Catholic Church. Bring back married priests like we had in the times of old.

Awesome talk, very insightful, thanks 🙏

In Eastern Orthodoxy, if priests are already married before they are ordained they are allowed to stay married. They are not permitted to marry after they are ordained. This makes perfect sense as it would be quite inappropriate for ordained priests to be going out on the town chasing women all night on a Saturday and then delivering the Divine Liturgy the next day while hung over. 🙂

I would like you to get someone on to defend priestly celebacy

How does a married priest handle the responsibility he owes to the Church and the responsibility he owes to his family? I'm asking because a kid needs their dad aplenty, but so does a group of parishioners their priest. I'm speaking out of what I've seen, but my priest is constantly working and has been all his life, even now in his old age. I can't imagine how much he worked for the church in his youth, and can't imagine how he hypothetically could have handled a family.

Pope Benedict XVI has a great argument in “From the Depths of our Hearts.” He basically says, the Old Testament priests had to remain continent for a period of time surrounding the offering of sacrifice. Since New Testament priests offer the sacrifice of the Mass every day, they must always be continent, hence celibacy. old testament priests only had to dedicate themselves to worship at set times, so marriage and the priesthood were compatible. But priests of the New Testament have their “entire life in contact with the divine mystery.” So he says what was once a functional abstinence was transformed into an ontological abstinence. So it might be a discipline, but it’s not a mere discipline. It is not on the same level of how long you must fast before communion or which days are holy days of obligation. Cardinal Sarah in the same book says the priest must be celibate since he marries the Church. He reflected on his time as a missionary priest, and he said that “with the instinct of faith, poor people know that a priest who has renounced marriage gives them the gift of all his spousal love.” Celibacy allows the priest to enter authentically into his vocation as spouse.“ Finally, and this is one of my favorite quotes from the book, “his [the priest’s] gift to the church is taken up and integrated into the gift of Christ the bridegroom to the church his bride. There is a true analogy between the sacrament of matrimony and the sacrament of holy orders, both of which culminate in a total gift of self. This is why the two sacraments are mutually exclusive.“ Boom. Priestly celibacy.

As a clergyman, the Church is your family. Not everyone is called, but that doesn't mean you can't be a Saint.

I know exactly who is moving up to Steubs cause I was just talking to him and his wife bout it!! You’re getting an amazing priest

It’s not common but there are married protestant priests who converted to Catholicism, became an ordained priest and were able to stay married. There are around 120 or so married Catholic priests.

So what happens when the demands of the priest to the parish, conflicts with the needs of the father to his family? Which vocation comes first?

Matthew 19:12 “Some are incapable of marriage because they were born so; some, because they were made so by others; Whoever can accept this ought to accept it.”

I have no problem objectively with married men being ordained to the priesthood. But it’s delusional if people think it will solve the current crisis of men answering the call to priesthood, and other issues with the clergy. Marriage doesn’t magically grant faithfulness. (Edited for gr)

Father needs to read Cochini's book, The Apostolic Origins of Priestly Celibacy, and he will see that much of what he said is wrong. There has never been an incontinent married episcopacy.

I agree totally with Father 😊

I always wish these clips lasted just a tad longer!

Regardless of the faith aspect, as a wife, it sounds like a terrible idea logistically, especially while young. It is difficult enough having a spouse work the 8-5 or weekend shifts. If my husband was constantly missing time with me and the kids to help or have dinner with someone else's family I think it would put a ton of stress on the marriage. (TBH postpartum me would prob want to kill my hubby if he was getting up to do last rites but wouldn't get up to change a diaper or hold the crying baby.) And if he wasn't doing those things, he'd be failing his flock. One could compare it to pastors but they divorce and do not have all the sacraments and duties that a priest does. I also don't think it would solve the priest shortage problem. It's not like we currently see married men all clambering to be deacons.

Council of Trent clearly taught celibacy is a higher vocation. And there seems to be a continence tradition in the East concerning the celebration of the Sacrifice, going back to earliest times.

A little perspective from a Baptist Preacher's Kid and Missionary Kid who has served as both unmarried and now as married. I am now a father of two and assistant pastor and I also teach in a Bible College. The BEAUTIFUL thing about raising your family in this capacity is the family's involvement in ministry. Read about Philip's daughters who also would proclaim the word of God. It is not a one man show. Children assist their father in the ministry. As such, since a man and a woman are one flesh, the pastor's wife has an incredible role in helping the flock. She is an example to the rest of the women in the church, and her life too is a life of sacrifice and service. A wife being a "help meet" means that she assists the pastor and must understand that his calling is also her calling. They are one flesh, the husband is the head of the home and the head of the father is Christ. Thus, in that capacity and regard, the married man understands his relationship to the church, perhaps better, than the single. As Christ loved the church and gave himself for it, the husband is to do the same for his wife. Peter was a "presbyter" and was one to feed the flock of God. He spoke to other elders in this capacity and there was never an indicated conflict. In 1 Cor. 7, Paul did indicate that there could be "distraction" from serving the Lord. I have worked with unmarried people in the ministry, and they are a tremendous blessing. Many Baptist churches require their pastors to be married for testimony's sake. We assume that most men do not have this calling, and we assume that most men will burn with desire. So, it is best for them to marry so that they can serve the Lord freely. Every man should serve as he has been called. On the church side, if the church culture allows for a married priest, the church too adapts its expectations. If the church body knows its pastor is married, they then also understand that the pastor has similar needs to their own. The Pastor's job is primarily prayer and preaching, not serving tables. Pastors are just as much a part of the church as the congregation, and as such, are not married to Christ's bride, but merely provide spiritual oversight by the Holy Spirit as partakers of the same grace as the rest. We are gifts to the church and aid the church in its work: we provide the necessary "know how" so that the church can fulfill its mission in the world. (Eph. 4:12, 16). The church is equipped for its service, and the church then learns to edify itself in love. The ministry of the bishop is to assist and guide in that as a partaker of the same work. As being a ministry child, you grow up in a fishbowl. You also have a father who needs to yield to the demands of the ministry. There will be moments of familial-ministerial "imbalance." However, that is why there is more than one pastor usually, and there are deacons. The load is to be spread between multiple people with a head pastor/shepherd over a church. As such, the pastor is able to handle many responsibilities, but cannot (and is not meant to) handle them all. An unmarried pastor does not understand marriage. He can read books, but he does not know what it means to be married to a woman. An unmarried man can teach biblical principles about marriage, he can read books about it, he can learn from married people, but he doesn't personally understand. (I used to be an unmarried minister and missionary and used to try to teach things about marriage....it isn't received as well. An unmarried pastor has a free slate. He can do whatever, whenever, but he has to be called to that. There is a special grace for the unmarried, and it is rare.

Though I prize theological answers to these kinds of questions, I have a very practical one for appreciating a celibate clergy, which I think is a stark reminder of some of the truths about sexuality that are completely lost in the spirit of our age. For instance, it says that sexual activity is not a given, nor is it required to have a great life. I would think it could be a comfort to those Catholics who feel they cannot marry because of their sexual proclivities. I also think that as an example of Christ who did not marry, it strengthens the priest’s role as “in persona Christi.” Granted, good arguments can be made for married priests, as Fr Charron noted. I am personally inclined to believe the Church would possibly recruit healthier men and more men if it were open to married men, but that is just speculation.

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I have receive communion from a married man who consecrated the host

As Matt points out, clerical celibacy is no mere disciplinary issue. God has spoken that celibacy is essentially part of Christianity and that those who can do it should do it. God, through St. Paul, again places celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom as superior to marriage without lowering marriage. The West does not just disciplinarily dismiss the distinction between monks and secular clergy. The question is as to why monks are celibate at all. Just to be “monos”, or for more? The Lord’s supernatural call to celibacy is not limited to monks and bishops, that is just (I risk saying) a concession of the East, as described below. Eastern secular clergy may, and does, have celibate members - from whom choices for bishop are made. Also, where in the NT men are married with children, and are THEN ordained - their lives do not just to on as normal. The divine call has changed their life. The Apostles apparently leave their wives’ sides (with those women also receiving that as part if their new vocation from God), and do not have any more children. This is evidences in the early Church by married clerics and their wives vowing continence after his ordination. This today only remains as a discipline ahead of celebrating Divine Liturgy, in imitation of of the Levites - but the change happened, in my understanding from reading Aiden Nichol’s book on Holy Orders, by a bad transcription of a previous council’s canons at a later council, maybe 7th or 8th century. I would have to check that book again to confirm details. Even today wives of married deacons must sign an agreement to let him be ordained. This is not because the husband needs

Not to forget 1 Timothy 3:2 "It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher,"

I don't think priests should marry. It will only lead to scandal. Where it is already practiced, let it be. But where it's not practiced, also let it be.

With all do respect, Fr. Charron is incorrect here, it is a matter of dogma, Scripture and Tradition. Here is but one of many examples: Pope Pius XII, Sacra Virginitas, no. 32: “This doctrine of the excellence of virginity and of celibacy and of their superiority over the married state was, as we have already said, revealed by our Divine Redeemer and by the Apostle of the Gentiles; so too, it was solemnly defined as a dogma of divine faith by the holy council of Trent, and explained in the same way by all the holy Fathers and Doctors of the Church." Council of Trent, pg. 225: "If anyone saith that the marriage state is to be preferred before the state of virginity, let him be anathema." [...] "writing to the Corinthians, [Paul] says: I would that all men were even as myself; that is, that all embrace the virtue of continence...A life of continence is to be desired by all.”

Respectfully, I wonder how one is to reconcile the mandating of monastic vows for all bishops in force in Byzantine Churches with supposed peculiar Eastern preservation of the clergy/religious distinction? Further, secular clergy patently has existed in the West historically. Religious life is not just about perfect continence, surely.

I have a buddy who was telling me that if the Latin Rite Church overnight allowed married priests, that the church would no longer be dying, that the pews would be overflowing again, men would be signing up en masse for the priesthood, and there would be more people taking their Catholic faith seriously. I told him that though I am not completely against the discipline of married priests, I don't think it will have the effect that you think it will. There are other forces at play right now that are contributing to Christianity's decline.

I'm very much against allowing priests to marry. 1. It divides their loyalty and takes time and energy and attention away from their flock. 2. As we all know, the Catholic Church has very strict rules about sex outside of marriage, homosexual activity, etc. That means ALL single Catholics and ALL same-sex-attracted Catholics are called to a life of sexual abstinence. I myself got divorced before I joined the Church and so am called to live a life of abstinence (unless I find a new husband). As a former liberal and "free spirit," that was pretty hard for me. Many times, the only way I could manage was to look to my wonderful parish priest and say, "Father, if you can do it, I can do it." Letting priests marry takes away that role model status and abandons single or gay/lesbian Catholics, leaving them to "fend for themselves." I find that extremely cruel. 3. There is an "aura" of holiness, purity, and innocence about celibate priests (as well as other celibate, devout people) that I rarely see in people who engage in sexual activity. It's hard to explain, but very real.

Where is said that Saint Peter was married? There's a mother in law but not any wife serving or helping. I just don't agree with everything said here.

Marriage is a holy mystery, it'd be bizarre to deny it to the priesthood as a matter of course; almost as bizarre as denying them baptism. 😂

Orthodoxy (with a lowercase o) is never a bad idea, and I think all Catholics should aim for it. By definition it can't possibly hurt.

It says that if you are married, your responsibility is to your wife and family. If not then to G-D.

I'm not sure if anyone has heard this view point. Before I state it, Im not saying I believe it, but I have heard that one of the reasons the church didn't want priests marrying and having families was because the church didn't want their money going to their families when they passed, but to the church. Like I said, I'm not sure where this view point came from or if it's even true. Just curious if anyone else has heard this or knows how someone would come to this conclusion.❤

I can imagine a sort of subordinate/assisting Priest with a lesser responsibility, which we already have Deacons so perhaps there would be no point, but I keep coming back to 'You can not serve two masters'. He doesn't go into great detail about if married eastern priest are treated differently than the celibate as far as assignment, if their load is lighter or family is considered in decisions. If Peter had a wife, she should be a Saint. It is obvious by the current state of the US that good fathers who are present and leading are desperately needed at home beside mothers. Not coming and going, canceling and letting kids down. Maybe I just don't understand how these things work

Ahh I'm like an hour away. You must tell us when you're all ready for visitors at your new parish.

I really have to disagree with this. As a mother of five young children, we need our priest for daily Eucharist, anointing, many weekend Masses, not to mention the funerals, weddings and confessions… the pastoral work, council meetings, daily office prayers, etc, etc! I cannot imagine if my husband was a priest! The priesthood is not a job - and it completely diminishes both roles in regards to a vocation being a calling from God. I don’t care about the early priests and bishops who were married- Jesus was not! It also puts the wife into a horrifying situation where she (and her children) would have to forgo the presence of their husband and father by threat of their holiness?! It’s insane. When a young boy feels called to the priesthood, it is heroic when he accepts, precisely because he is giving up something for life. Priesthood and married life is for a modern culture that cannot die to self and sacrifice. It makes the sacrifice of motherhood look like a total joke. Celibacy and marriage compliment!!!!

NO. Because they have two masters: God or wives. You can't serve both.

I never seek confession of a married priest.

I think if marriage was allowed in the priesthood then there probably wouldn’t have been so many scandals in the Catholic churches with alterboys and boys in general.

Married priests will stop the sexual abuse in the church. Not only will the women tell but the kids will too. Also if every married man became a priest and took on 1 parishioner with their family responsibilities, there would be no shortage of priests.

and once a single man becomes a priest in the eastern rite and is ordained he can’t then go and marry thereafter? Can the wives of these priests then go and be nuns?

I can't wait to become a nun, seriously

"Because you are given a vocation as a Priest, doesn't mean you have a vocation to Celibacy" Hmm, wisdom

No, because priests earn from the community fund, which means people Will have to give more money so that the priest can support not only himself but also his family. If the priest isn't able to do it from the community fund, he will have to take up a second job to support his family which creates a whole set of new problems. Additionally since he has to be obedient to his bishop his whole family will have to be obedient to the bishop which means leaving everything behind and going wherever the Bishop sends you.

According to the Catholic Answers write up, St Peter's wife died before he had been called as an apostle. The Wikipedia page on St. Gregory of Nyssa indicates that he married a woman named Theosebia when he was a lector, but this is controversial as some think Theosebia was one of his sisters. From St. Philip the Apostle's life, he "forsook all to follow him," which begs the question of what happened to his family. I think the question is not so much about married priests but more about the place of celibacy and/or perpetual continence. It does seem like most of the examples did their great apostolic works when they were widowers or were older and living celibate lives. The Church recognized the value of celibacy and perpetual continence in both the East and West. The West by only choosing to ordain men willing to be celibate and the East only choosing Bishops from celibate/unmarried priests.

there is special vocation to be a Priest's wife. I have also heard that many times that wife of a candidate to ordination has the final say whether her husband will be ordained or not

If Lbgt blessings is permitted I don't see why priests are prohibited to married

Why can't there just be both married and unmarried priests. I really don't get why celibacy is such a big deal in the roman catholic church (except for the ordinariate and like the entire eastern catholic church...)

Eusebius of Caesarea recounts that St. Paul was a widow not lifelong celibate.

I feel like the debate centered around celibate clergy in the west is a bit off. Like the reasons I’ll hear from most proponents is “it’ll increase vocations and somehow prevent or lessen abuse.” Those who are opposed sort of forget that the eastern Church and the history of married priests exists. I feel like the west just needs to stick to what it’s doing because it’s a great tradition, though spreading of the eastern rite throughout the world is also a good objective.

Yes, married priests are a good idea. Part of the reason that I'm Anglican.

Given the decline in seminary attendance in the RCC, married priests are likely to become the norm. While there are many benefits to the priests themselves, the competing demand for the priest's attention which the Father describes is highly detrimental to the laity. Also, I truly hope that if this does become the norm, that the sermons do not become the banal "This is just like Billy's football game" type which typifies Protestant pastors.

Both marriage and the priesthood culminate in a total gift of self. That’s why the two sacraments are mutually exclusive. The priest with his gift of spousal love to the church has no room for another wife.

St.Paul also states that it's better for people not to marry, though places no restriction on. But he confirms the state of perfection requires celibacy as a outward sign of an inner transformation. St. Paul points out the obvious: that a married person's must be divided between his family's needs and those pertaining directly to God'.

Desire of the flesh Will stray Many! So people have a list of what they Can sacrife for God? What if God demand? Then my free Will comes in 🤷🏻‍♂️God cant ask something that One Cant manage, He Will shower special graces to that being.. with God all is possible🙏❤️‍🔥✝️

Flat out yes

It works in Eastern Church it could work in Latin Rite too

Cardinal Sarah sees the relationship between married couples and celibate priests as complimentary: " A church that has no experience of being loved by celibate priests would end up no longer grasping the nuptial meaning of all sanctity. Indeed, priestly celibacy and marriage go hand-in-hand. If the one is called into question, the other fails. Priests point out to spouses the meaning of the total gift. Spouses, by their conjugal life, point out to priests the meaning of their celibacy." It’s theological; not merely disciplinary or practical.

In Timothy it explains what a pastor should be. Should check it out. God’s word

I would sign up to be a priest immediately if I could also be married.

Yes.

I AGREE

According to the Doctrine of the Church, Jesus gave Peter the responsibility for the church. Peter was married. Priests should be married and have the support of a Godly wife. Monks are a different breed and are called to live a life of solitude. There's a big difference. Both should be permitted and supported. If this was the case, following Peter's example, which Christ was clearly ok with, I believe more men would be inclined to become a priest.

The Roman rite should allow married men to become priests, in the same fashion as the Eastern rite.

I would say that it is the better path for priests to remain celibate. Not to say that it is wrong for those in the East or who come over after being Anglicans to be married. Simply that being celibate truly allows for a priest to serve as father to his community and give himself to them.

These are those who were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed by Jesus from among men, the first fruits to God and to the Lamb. Revelation:14:4

The thing is, is that we have a shortage of priests and having married priests would lead to more priests and more people receiving the Sacraments.

Paul says that both Deacons and Bishops should be married(of course this is not the case for Apostles, evangelists, etc.). You could argue that this was merely a guideline... But I would be wary of treating God's scripture as "Merely guidelines".

Commenting bc thursday asked me to

Paul is quite specific that church leaders should be married, have children able to manage their family well, be in good standing in the community and more. Not be new converts. End of. Imo.

Celibacy is not a biblical requirement for serving the Lord or the Church. Catholic priests were allowed to marry for hundreds of years before the Vatican changed the rule on a whim. And on a whim, the rule can be undone.

Perhaps it could be a good idea to allow married men to become priests in the Roman Rite in some instances if certain conditions are met. For example, if the couple has had Children that have all moved out and started their own lives, the couple is past the procreation part of their lives, the couple has enough in their retirement savings to sustain themselves to the end of earthly life, has proven himself to be a faithful son of the church, can he and his wife commit to living their lives in simplicity, and obedience to their Bishop (for example if they were to be moved to a different dioceses). There is no denying that there is a shortage of priests. This may not necessarily be a solution to the problem but it may remedy the problem a little. Whether or not he and his wife would agree to this idea, or if he would even feel called to the priesthood and his wife be accord with him if he did feel called if it were permitted, it seems someone like Scott Hahn could meet these conditions and be a great priest. How many would object to Scott Hahn, or a married man like him, becoming a priest?

I believe secular priests should be free to marry. Maintaining celibacy is challenging without the support of an ascetic community, and we've seen the problems that can arise otherwise.

I think a Priest who is Married can give better example of what is to have a family and to be the leader. A married man can give better advice to a young man that wants to get married because he is married and has had highs and lows!!

No, they aren’t a good idea in the Latin rite.

If God calls you to devout your life to Him, as does with priests and nuns, you have to be 100% commited to the task, be true to that call, and I think you wouldn't be able to do so if you are married.

The question should be, is the Catholic church a good idea.

From this interview I get the feeling that the proposition is that married priests is a good idea. I don't think so, and we have 2023 years of church tradition to prove that celibacy is the correct way. It's true that some of the apostles were married, but common sense dictates that a priest should give all of his time and efforts to the service of the church of Jesus Christ. A married priest by definition is unable to do that because he has responsibilities as a father and husband. Also, a married priest would be subject to the risks of a failed marriage among other things. Think about the effect that this would have on the reputation of the church and on the faith of the flock. Just imagine the scandals, rumors and gossip. God in his holy wisdom has guided the church to the benefits of celibacy and who are we to change that. I'm by no means suggesting that the priest in this interview isn't a great and holy priest. On the contrary I wish and pray that he is, but celibacy I understand is what God prefers for his church.

Priests should be allowed to marry, the problem in the clergy with pedophilia turned me away from the church, it’s just disgusting

1 corinthians 7:9. Also, 1 corinthians 7 26-28. Married priests are not the solution.

8Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do. 9But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion. 1 Corinthians 8-9

Protty stopping by just to say: *That thumbnail is cursed.*

Celibacy is not just a discipline but also a sacrifice. The disciples left everything behind and followed Jesus and were crucified upside down as Peter. If one cant sacrifice himself, how he can sacrifice for God's people.

I think that the Church should consider allowing Priests to marry. Obviously, it might help with “scandals”, but also increase the size of the Church, both for the layman, and possibly provide more Priests, as children often follow their fathers footsteps.

NO.

I wish i could go to a byzantine Church because i really like the liturgy. I once went to a divine liturgy of st John chrysostomos in my native language and it was one of the most beautiful things i ever experienced. But sadly there are no eastern Catholic parishes in my area that celebrate in my native language and the people in the one nearby ukrainian parish are really warm and nice but they only speak ukrainian for the most of the time

I think that would be a horrible idea

Just my opinion, but the availability arguments people use against married priests don’t really hold too much water with me. If you’ve ever served in the military you’d know what I’m talking about, deployments, exercises, fields… families make due and God provides. It’s a lifestyle and a calling. Just my thoughts

Some of your viewers have already pointed this out, but Eastern Rite priests can be married. So, issue closed. No discussion here.

In many parishes, some priests run 2 or 3 parishes. In the church that I attend, we have a retired priest, not even full time. And the office of Deacon has exploded and many Deacons already run the majority of parishes and many older Deacons, their children are grown already. I know Deacons who do the majority of counseling of parishioners. I am for married priests coming from the Diaconate.