Catholic MNers would it bother you if your PP was in a consensual sexual relationship?

[Buddleja]

Just listening to the news and caught the end of a report where a catholic priest admitted to being in a sexual relationship with a woman (over 18 and all consensual)

I am not the slightest bit concerned by it - but saying that i don't think catholic priest, monks or nuns should be celebrate if the come across a person that they wish to be in a relationship with

Whilst i wouldn't be impressed with PP that was out each weekend "picking up chicks" (just because this would go against the teaching of the church he's supposed to represent - lead by example and all that) I think priest should be able to marry and have sex?

For the record this is NOT about the child sex abuse scandel please try and keep away from that in this discussion

My husband is to be ordained a Catholic Priest a week today. They don't have to make vows of celibacy if they are already married, however he will be unable to remarry if i was to die.

No.

I think they should be allowed to marry and that women should be priests as well.

It wasn't until the Synod of Whitby that Catholic religeux were forced to be celibate.

He's responsible to God for his own soul and actions.

I recently found out the the priest who married me and DH was in a very brief, consensual relationship with another man, albeit one who is about 10 years younger than him.

Now, it's not exactly a surprise to me that the priest in question is gay - he was far too interested in more or less choreographing our wedding (!!) to be anything but. I personally don't have any problems whatsoever with someone being gay in general either. But it really got under DH's skin when I told him because he felt like it was very hypocritical for the priest to be giving us and other couples marriage guidance and advice when he wasn't keeping his own vows. So it's definitely a tricky issue...

Why does it matter? It's more baffling people believe in a fabricated story book about an invisible sky fairy

It matters enough to you that you resurrected a decade old thread.

I actually think priests should be allowed to marry and don’t see why they should remain celibate but that’s a wider issue. However this would bother me due to the hypocrisy, presumably he upholds his parishioners to certain ‘rules’ no sex before marriage (or maybe he’s more liberal and doesn’t!), and also other priests have made this sacrifice so it’s disrespectful to them iyswim. He should leave the priesthood or stop the relationship…can’t have it both ways! Also if he wasn’t open about this with people that’s dishonest and a bit sneaky

I'd like to hear the views of the priest in question. Does he view it as sin, is he regretting this. If yes, not my place to judge, I wish him peace and forgiveness. Priests are human and can make mistakes. If he had hidden it, didn't care and lied, I'd be annoyed at the hypocracy.

Also i feel priests should be allowed to marry, it's far better and more natural and stable than celibacy.