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**st01en_lox** · 10-05-2010, 12:17 AM

It's true that Catholics don't worship the pope, but I always feel uneasy when I see people kissing his ring. Reminds me of The Godfather. I personally, think that it's time for some sort of revolution, in the Catholic Church. They need to rethink some of their positions, when it comes to birth-control and priests getting married. Oh...and I wouldn't mind seeing some female priests. If they don't change there tune, they'll see the membership numbers dropping even more.

Women should be allowed to be ordained, no doubt. I don't think priests should be allowed to marry for very practical reasons, particularly given the church's stance on birth control. If every priest is raising 5+ kids, that's a hell of a lot more money needed to keep a parish afloat. Or you can make priests provide for their families independently meaning they have to find a full time job. That's terrible for the strength of the church. Right now, the parish is a priest's family. He will show up to a hospital at 2AM to sit by a dying patient if alerted. He'll act as essentially a free psycologist to anyone who stops in just to clear their mind. I know these are not the reasons why priests were originally forbidden from marriage, but they are the reality in today's world.

10-05-2010, 12:17 AM	#18
st01en_lox Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 414 Senior Member	It's true that Catholics don't worship the pope, but I always feel uneasy when I see people kissing his ring. Reminds me of The Godfather. I personally, think that it's time for some sort of revolution, in the Catholic Church. They need to rethink some of their positions, when it comes to birth-control and priests getting married. Oh...and I wouldn't mind seeing some female priests. If they don't change there tune, they'll see the membership numbers dropping even more. Women should be allowed to be ordained, no doubt. I don't think priests should be allowed to marry for very practical reasons, particularly given the church's stance on birth control. If every priest is raising 5+ kids, that's a hell of a lot more money needed to keep a parish afloat. Or you can make priests provide for their families independently meaning they have to find a full time job. That's terrible for the strength of the church. Right now, the parish is a priest's family. He will show up to a hospital at 2AM to sit by a dying patient if alerted. He'll act as essentially a free psycologist to anyone who stops in just to clear their mind. I know these are not the reasons why priests were originally forbidden from marriage, but they are the reality in today's world.
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