In Miami these last few weeks the Catholic Church as been involved in a delimma of some sorts. A popular priest down was photographed with his girl friend sending the Catholic Church into a distress state. I have never understood the Catholic position on Priests being forced to be celibate, because there is no theological evidence for this position in the Bible. I always heard that the Apostle Peter was considered the first priest, but he was married, soooo I have never understood how Peter has that recognition by the Catholic Church. The Apostle Paul stated that if a person could live that kind of life (celibate) then do it, but your position in the church was not in jeopardy if you decided not too. What I understand of the New Testament to be celibate is not a rquirement to be a Minister of the Gospel, and there are a few things that the Catholic Churches believes that can not be substantiated by the Bible.

What I have never understand is how the Catholic Church disregarded the 3 basic needs required by man:

1. shelter
2. food
3. sex

Since priests are men, and God made man with these 3 basic needs for existance on earth here it just seemed illogical to try to deny what God programmed into our essential nature.