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What are the religious reasons for priests and nuns not being able to get married or engage in sexual relationships?

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What are the religious reasons for priests and nuns not being able to get married or engage in sexual relationships?
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Nuns and priests...by entering that order, they are entering into a marriage so to speak with God and the church. And I don't think that priests and nuns consider their lifestyle "torture" as you said or punishment, they feel called to enter into that lifestyle, chosen, and probably pretty blessed.
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Priests and nuns have made this choice of their own. There is not scripture that says a minister of God is to not marry. Paul said it would be better not to marry because one could devote more time to God instead of family matters, BUT he also said if a person couldn't keep themselves from sex outside of marriage, they should marry. It's better to marry than to burn. Nowhere is it forbidden to marry.
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Who says nuns and priests don't have *** Lol. I went to a catholic convent. SOme of them do "it". One priest and nun even ran away from church and got married. They were banned from church. I hope best for the couple wherever they are.
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These holy people have such a connection with God, that it would seem a waste to them to give all their love to one person. Instead, they share this love with everyone equally. But going without sex, well, I dont understand that bit.
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They think it distracts from serving God full time. Though God created marriage to help one another serve the Lord.
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priests/nuns tries to mimic Jesus Christ coz JC didn't get married. and then paul writes that it is better to not get married.
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when you control sex you control the body. and when you control the body you are easy to control in the mind as well. then they(christians be it catholic protestant JW or Mormon) have your spirit too.
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because they take a vow of celibacy either to devote all their love to God or to b a vigin like Mary and Jesus
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Marry married Joseph before Jesus was born, but after he was conceived.. . The rest of your question has a lot to do with Catholicism, and I don't know the answer to that.
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Who says priests don't have sex? have you been living in a bubble? They just seem to like little boys.
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