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Following the logic of your argument, the bishop must have a wife and children too.

July 3 2009 at 3:10 AM
Beatrice77  (Login Beatrice77)


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Those that do not have children cannot be bishop. Therefore bishops who cannot have children cannot be good bishops.

1 Tim 3:1 A faithful saying: if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 It behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, of good behaviour, chaste, given to hospitality, a teacher, 3 Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his CHILDREN in subjection with all chastity. 5 But if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?


2 "Of one wife"... The meaning is not that every bishop should have a wife (for St. Paul himself had none), but that no one should be admitted to the holy orders of bishop, priest, or deacon, who had been married more than once.

 
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  1. That's right. So your Benedict is not a valid bishop. - Tomas on Jul 4, 2:05 AM
    1. Where does it say that Peter had at least two children? - Beatrice77 on Jul 4, 2:20 PM
      1. It is proven by the fact that he became a bishop. - Tomas on Jul 9, 3:52 PM
    2. St. James was bishop of Jerusalem. How many children did he have? - Beatrice77 on Jul 4, 2:40 PM
    3. St. James was bishop of Jerusalem. How many children did he have? - Beatrice77 on Jul 4, 2:40 PM
      1. At least 2. - Tomas on Jul 9, 4:03 PM
    4. Bishop must have children to be qualified? If his wife is infertile, - Beatrice77 on Jul 5, 6:16 AM
      1. If she is infertile, then he cannot become a bishop, - Tomas on Jul 9, 4:10 PM
    5. So even Jesus cannot qualify as bishop for he was not married and had no children. - Beatrice77 on Jul 7, 3:50 PM
      1. Jesus had titles much superior to bishop. - Tomas on Jul 9, 4:18 PM
    6. For that matter even Paul and unmarried apostles like John could not qualify - Beatrice77 on Jul 7, 3:58 PM
      1. That's right, Paul was not a bishop. - Tomas on Jul 9, 4:25 PM
     
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