Is it in the Bible that priests should not marry?

The policy for Catholic priests not marry is not a biblical teaching but a Catholic tradition. Alam nyo kasi, ang malaking pinagkaiba-iba lang talaga ng evangelical Christians at Protestants, nakabase lang ang katuruan ng huli sa Bible, wala nang iba. (Pero marami na ring traditions ang mga Protestants na hindi biblical, kailangan ma-review.) Sa pinanggagalingan naman ng katuruan ng Catholic church ay una, Biblia; at pangalawa, tradition. And what is tradition? All the accumulated decrees and teachings of the popes in the last 2000 years. Kaya lang pag may conflict ang tradition at Scripture, tradition ang nananaig. Policy yun ng Roman church.

Kaya may mga katuruan at practices na sasabihin mo, Hindi yata biblical. Sasabihin nila, Traditional naman. At hinding-hindi kayo magkakaroon ng pagkakasundo. Sapagkat sa kanila, yung tradition, authority din. Tradisyon ang pagtuturo na ang pari ay di dapat nagpapakasal. In the first 600 years or so of Christianity, priest were allowed to marry. Hindi naman talaga apostolic tradition yun; na-develop lang later. May advantages at may disadvantages ang ganung klaseng mga policies. Pero kung tatanungin nyo sa akin kung mayroong verse na nagsasabing ganun dapat, wala tayong masa-cite na verse.