PRIESTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO GET MARRIED AND HAVE CHILDREN

Priests Should Be Allowed To Get Married And Have Children

It cannot be denied that once in a while, a priest will emphasize a point in his homily, and you will say to yourself, “This guy doesn’t know what he is talking about!” (Granting of course, that you are paying attention to the priest’s homily and not absently gazing at the pink strap of the bra the lady in front of you is wearing).

I think priests should be allowed to get married. This will dramatically change their outlook of life in general and the contents of their homily, in particular. (That is, if they compose their own homily and not hire some ghost writers or copy the homily of others.) Why? First and foremost, married guys will agree with me that having in laws in general, and a mother-in-law in particular, changes a lot of things. This will be one of the biggest catalysts in his life. Whether this is for better or for worse will solely depend upon the character and courage of the priest. I’m sure he will have second thoughts talking about the deadly sin sloth, when his own jobless, good for nothing brother in law is sitting in the front pew, about to doze off. Or, he might be thinking of omitting the discussion of being faithful when his father in law is in attendance, not with his wife but with their sexy neighbor.

But what really irritates me is when priests go on lengthy discussions on how to bring up children. “Ang mga bata dili angay nga bunalan”. (We should not use force in disciplining our children) Oh, really? Why don’t you let my seven year old son and his four year old cousin stay in the convent for at least a week? Then, let us see if the priest will still abide by his rule.

There was also this senior citizen priest, who at the end of the mass, made this announcement: “Try to discipline your small children. Do not let them wander around the church. Most of all, do not allow them to shout or to cry. Discipline them.” My God! Do not allow them to cry?

I think we should not only allow our priests to get married and have children. We must also require them to have grandchildren. Then their sermon will be more brief.