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Should Catholic Priests marry? Do you think the Roman Catholic Church should allows it's priests to marry, do you think this will reduce the incidences of child molestation, rape and general ...

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Rosina Answered:

Yes, Catholic priests should marry BUT NOT as a means to avoid pedophilia, rape, and other "promiscuity." Pedophilia is a disease, rape has nothing to do with sex, and the other ills associated with priests have to do with themselves. Part of the reason for these scandals on the part of some priests is that the model of priesthood as we know it, attracts some men who have difficulty with relationships. Just as with some politicians, hunger for power replaces the self-sacrifice needed for a relationship. 

I know many former, now very happily married, priests. I've been married to one for 32 years.

 

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Rosina--Great answer! 
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