“Nothing is so powerful in drawing the spirit of a man downwards as the caresses of a woman.” This quote was made by St. Augustine in 401 A.D. in response to the recent prohibition of marriage in the church. Many inferences, throughout my research, have been made about the association between unholy acts and sexual conduct with women. I know this sounds a little bit astray from the molestation issue, but this disillusion contributes to the situation as a whole. There are various other reasons why Catholic Priests should be allowed to participate in the HOLY act of marriage, and this blog addresses those issues.
The Catholic Church has made sex an immoral act when associated with religion. Sexual desire is intrinsically evil in the eyes of the church; this was even verbalized in 590 A.D. by Pope Gregory "The Great". Now think about this, sexual desire is perceived as an immoral act for religious leaders and unmarried individuals, but these suppressed evil desires have caused inhumane acts in religious leaders to arise via children and even married women. Now what's more evil, molesting an adolescent or having sex with your wife? Is it worth it to have this potential situation (sexual abuse, affairs, etc.) loom over the head of the Catholic Church? Priests were actually married for a long time in the church, they were just now permitted to have sex. There is a reason why God gave people body parts that transmit sexual pleasure, and many of us (I hope for your sake) have experienced that first hand. In today's contemporary society, hormones that arouse (no pun intended) sexual tension start to kick in much earlier than the accepted age of marriage.
The Catholic Church has made sex an immoral act when associated with religion. Sexual desire is intrinsically evil in the eyes of the church; this was even verbalized in 590 A.D. by Pope Gregory "The Great". Now think about this, sexual desire is perceived as an immoral act for religious leaders and unmarried individuals, but these suppressed evil desires have caused inhumane acts in religious leaders to arise via children and even married women. Now what's more evil, molesting an adolescent or having sex with your wife? Is it worth it to have this potential situation (sexual abuse, affairs, etc.) loom over the head of the Catholic Church? Priests were actually married for a long time in the church, they were just now permitted to have sex. There is a reason why God gave people body parts that transmit sexual pleasure, and many of us (I hope for your sake) have experienced that first hand. In today's contemporary society, hormones that arouse (no pun intended) sexual tension start to kick in much earlier than the accepted age of marriage.
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