Dear group;
We're getting off of the discussion. Of course Jesus wasn't married! What all the conspiracy theorists seem to forget is the fact that at least FOUR of the original eleven Apostles of Jesus are definitively known to have been married, included St. Peter, the founder of the Roman Catholic Church. There does not exist a viable or logical reason why the Apostles would lie, or why the later Apostles would wish to cover up the fact.
What the conspiracy theorists seem to forget is the fact that by using the ol' *it's all a big cover-up* theory, they are assuming that everyone after the death of Jesus had the gift of prophecy and that they were able to determine that it would be for the benefit of Christianity to hide the fact that Jesus was married. That's nonsense. The very thought is simply ludicrous.
The Early Church had no way of discerning all of the possible implications if Jesus had been married. Instead, they took the easiest route they could in regards to Jesus, His They simply told it like it was, without embellishments or leaving things out. In short, they had no REASON to lie to anyone, especially to future generations of Christians.
There exists no compelling reason for the Roman Catholic Church or and other of the Great Christian Churches to hide the fact that Jesus was married, if He did in fact have a spouse. What the conspiracy theorists don't understand is that there does not exist a RULE that ordained Catholics cannot marry. Celibacy is NOT a rule, it's a discipline. Even today, there are married Roman Catholic priests. Catholics do not abhor marriage, in fact the very opposite is true. We are encouraged to marry as this is the way that God meant for us to be, however those Catholics who wish to try and attain a perfect communion with Jesus take the vow of celibacy. It is written that way in the Bible therefore it is what we practice if we desire it.
Your friend;
LAMAR
We're getting off of the discussion. Of course Jesus wasn't married! What all the conspiracy theorists seem to forget is the fact that at least FOUR of the original eleven Apostles of Jesus are definitively known to have been married, included St. Peter, the founder of the Roman Catholic Church. There does not exist a viable or logical reason why the Apostles would lie, or why the later Apostles would wish to cover up the fact.
What the conspiracy theorists seem to forget is the fact that by using the ol' *it's all a big cover-up* theory, they are assuming that everyone after the death of Jesus had the gift of prophecy and that they were able to determine that it would be for the benefit of Christianity to hide the fact that Jesus was married. That's nonsense. The very thought is simply ludicrous.
The Early Church had no way of discerning all of the possible implications if Jesus had been married. Instead, they took the easiest route they could in regards to Jesus, His They simply told it like it was, without embellishments or leaving things out. In short, they had no REASON to lie to anyone, especially to future generations of Christians.
There exists no compelling reason for the Roman Catholic Church or and other of the Great Christian Churches to hide the fact that Jesus was married, if He did in fact have a spouse. What the conspiracy theorists don't understand is that there does not exist a RULE that ordained Catholics cannot marry. Celibacy is NOT a rule, it's a discipline. Even today, there are married Roman Catholic priests. Catholics do not abhor marriage, in fact the very opposite is true. We are encouraged to marry as this is the way that God meant for us to be, however those Catholics who wish to try and attain a perfect communion with Jesus take the vow of celibacy. It is written that way in the Bible therefore it is what we practice if we desire it.
Your friend;
LAMAR