I chose the article written by David Mcauley about the issue of priestly marriage. (A Married Priesthood, New York Times September 9, 2003) The author of this article is basically saying that allowing Catholic priests to marry and have children would greatly benefit the church. The author doesn't give any evidence to back his article, it's purely opinion. It's not empirically testable to really know if, "bishops having their own children are far more likely than a celibate bishop to understand the incredible parental love and bond to a child," because it's impossible to test a person's feelings. .
The hypothesis is, if priests are allowed to marry and have children of their own, there would be a larger "recruiting pool for future church leaders" and would decrease "abusive clergy." The independent variable is marriage. The categories would be priests who are married and priests who are not. The dependent variable would be abuse. The categories are priests who are abusive and priests who are not. The unit of analysis would be priests. .
You could measure the variables by testing priests who are married and who aren't. Also, priests who have children and children who don't. Then you could test the dependent variable by testing what priests are abusive and what priests aren't. I think that there would be a strong correlation with priests who are married and priests who are not abusive. I think that priests who have a significant other would be happier and less sexually abusive to kids. Priests who are celibate are lonelier than priests that have a loving family.
If I created a scatterplot the x-axis would show the amount of abusive priests. The y-axis would represent the number of priests who married. The chart would have a positive correlation. .
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"I left the priesthood because I decided to get married" (Roe). ... Their lives would be better if they were married. Cullen says, "I left the priesthood because I decided to get married. ... "Married priests are a necessity," says the Rev. ... There would no longer be statements such as, "I left the priesthood because I decided to get married." ...
Also, just as bizarre as a priest not being able to have sex, priests are also not allowed to get married. ... Why does this man have to take himself out of priesthood in order to marry a woman? ... And if this means for them to not have sex or get married during priesthood, some Catholics believe that is a fair and justly rule. ... But priests agree to this before entering priesthood, and know the guidelines about sex. Not only can a priest not have sex, but also they cannot get married, another violation of a simple human rights. ...
The Roman Empire had enormous Catholic churches built across Europe attracting many young men into the priesthood. Priesthood was very prestigious position within the community. ... The Catholic Church was successfully growing in numbers of young men entering priesthood. ... This taxation weakened the family units of the priesthood. ... "Married men know how to care for things-thus knowing how to care for children ("Celibacy and the priesthood" 2). ...
Over a quarter of the priests who have abandoned priesthood have come from the United States. ... The idea of a married man giving all his time to the church is unconceivable. ... In addition to the priorities of a married priest, finances are also a problem. ... Eugene Hemrick, director of the National Institute for the Renewal of the Priesthood. ... Thus, the priesthood is seen more appealing in third world countries than in the first world countries. ...
Through His crucifixion, all forms of Judaic priesthood and animal sacrifices came to an end. Christ, as the new High Priest, by his crucifixion institutes new bloodless priesthood, and gives complete authority to his disciples to spread it on earth. ... The candidate must be from legally married parents. 2. ... The ordination rite of the Armenian Church has three main prayers that expound the theology of the priesthood. ... In the later part of the same prayer, bishops ask God to grant the grace of the priesthood through the calling and imposition of hands. ...
This began the priesthood of Ra at Nekhen. The priesthood began to assert its own authority over the pharaoh. But the nomes were so powerful by the time of the sixth dynasty that Pepi I married into their ranks and produced half-caste successors. ... The Ushabi is introduced also known as coffin text, the new funerary text Egyptians no longer need to rely on the pharaoh for life after death, the priesthood was now responsible for funerals. The Ushabi statue is what was received from the priesthood and on the back was engraved your job description. ...
The powerful priesthood of Amun had controlled vast temples and estates. ... Thus at his death, he had the establishment, the priesthood and the people against him. ... So instead, Ankhesenamun married the ageing Ay, probably under force, and shortly afterwards, she disappeared from recorded history. ...
Therefore, many saw this as an indirect thrust at the Christian priesthood. ... The idea of a married priest was not something that they were quite ready for but were willing to think about. Another surprising contrast to Christian rule was that in Utopia, women were appointed to the priesthood occasionally. ...
