So I am back to my phone again, editing to add an apology if the grammar stinks. I can't proofread well here. I gotta address the "doctrines of demons" charge. First on the charge of celibacy: There are 24 Catholic Churches under the Bishop of Rome, the Latin Rite is the largest. Out of 24 it is the only one that asks for celibacy of clergy who are going into the priesthood if they were not previously part of a Rite that allows marriage or if they came in from say Anglicanism or Orthdox and were a clergyman. There are approximately 100 married Latin Rite priests in the U.S. Now other rites do have married priests with families etc. In the Latin Rite priestly celibacy is a discipline vs a doctrine and subject to change should the Pope together with the Cardinals decide to change it. However the reason it has not changed up to this point is that it comes up frequently as a point of discussion and the married priests and often the other Catholic rites actually argue for the Latin Rite to stay celibate. The demands of a priest are very high. In Catholicism the priest takes on the role of exemplifying Christ to the parish, something that our married priests find difficult.
Also it is of note that the tradition rests on the fact that Paul was celibate and Jesus was also Celibate. Our deacons are often times married men. Sometimes in underserved parishes a seminarian will become the deacon.
Now when St. Paul wrote this letter to Timothy it's important to note certain sects of Christianity such as the Montanists, Manichaeans, and Encratites placed an emphasis on severe asceticism of all members not just clergy or one kind of clergy with rigorous demands, And the Early Christian church completely condemned this as heretical. A more modern sect closely resembling the three mentioned are the now extinct Shakers who taught that sex was the original sin and men and women ought to stay separate at all times.
In the Catholic Church outside of the discipline of male priests, we have monks and nuns ( those who discern a call to devote themselves solely to the service of the Church) but all others are only encouraged celibacy before the wedding night and fidelity in marriage. Because one is not required unless they choose the religious life it wouldn't fit the verse. Secondly in "forbidding foods". Corporate fasting on holy days has been around since Judaism. As has private fasting. I would hardly categorize fish Fridays during lent and advent as forbidden foods. Lastly fasting is only corporate on two days of the year and one hour a week, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. And the hour before Mass. Anyone who is pregnant or sick or young is not required to participate in any of the fasts. More so; fasting in scripture is encouraged, on the ground that we are not " like the hypocrites. I would gather that if a sect is so focused on a doctrine that it rejects the saving work of Christ on the Cross and substitutes things like fasting and celibacy then it would fit.
certainly in the case of the 19th century shakers it fit quite well.
Also it is of note that the tradition rests on the fact that Paul was celibate and Jesus was also Celibate. Our deacons are often times married men. Sometimes in underserved parishes a seminarian will become the deacon.
Now when St. Paul wrote this letter to Timothy it's important to note certain sects of Christianity such as the Montanists, Manichaeans, and Encratites placed an emphasis on severe asceticism of all members not just clergy or one kind of clergy with rigorous demands, And the Early Christian church completely condemned this as heretical. A more modern sect closely resembling the three mentioned are the now extinct Shakers who taught that sex was the original sin and men and women ought to stay separate at all times.
In the Catholic Church outside of the discipline of male priests, we have monks and nuns ( those who discern a call to devote themselves solely to the service of the Church) but all others are only encouraged celibacy before the wedding night and fidelity in marriage. Because one is not required unless they choose the religious life it wouldn't fit the verse. Secondly in "forbidding foods". Corporate fasting on holy days has been around since Judaism. As has private fasting. I would hardly categorize fish Fridays during lent and advent as forbidden foods. Lastly fasting is only corporate on two days of the year and one hour a week, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. And the hour before Mass. Anyone who is pregnant or sick or young is not required to participate in any of the fasts. More so; fasting in scripture is encouraged, on the ground that we are not " like the hypocrites. I would gather that if a sect is so focused on a doctrine that it rejects the saving work of Christ on the Cross and substitutes things like fasting and celibacy then it would fit.
certainly in the case of the 19th century shakers it fit quite well.
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