>>14929469>i always found the rule that priest are to not have wifes odd.Seems so.
That "Investiture" Controversy appears to be the originating source.
Have read about the scenario in a textbook by Belgian Historian Henri Pirenne, and in his book, he explains that during that period there was tension between what can arguably be considered as "monks" and "priests".
Where the monks lived a very strict lifestyle (which is understandable), the Priests did not to the same extent, hence why many were married.
The conflict appears to have erupted to the point where the monks "won" and therefore The Church become more "monkish" across the entire clergy.
In other words, Priests were to live as monks.
Now that appears to be a fairly concise summary of what is a rather multifaceted period in Church history.
>>14929469>I understand the argument that someone who has a wife and family is occupied in providing for the family and thus isnt fully dedicated to God, but we clearly see that this is something tolerated by GodThere appear to be many other Churches that permit marriages of their clergy, so the concept is not at all foreign to a Christian Church.
Again, in the context of The Catholic Church not permitting Priests to be wed, the issue appears to have originated during that "Investiture" scenario from ~1000 years ago, where The Church adopted "monkish" type lifestyle unto the entire clergy.
Unfortunately the words used above a quite basic, such as "monkish".
It's been a while since reading on the particular topic.
Hopefully the point above is clear.
And if you are curious yourself, investigate the "Investiture Controversy" or sometimes referred to as, "The War of Investitures", during which time The Church debated the issue of marriages for the clergy.
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Reference:
https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/conflict-of-investitures-the(Appears to be the same article as the one from "NewAdvent".)
