You wonder where Catholics got the idea that the Pope can't marry, when their first Pope (Simon Peter) had a wife. amirite?

+153 You wonder where Catholics got the idea that the Pope can't marry, when their first Pope (Simon Peter) had a wife. amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

In a sense the pope is married to the church. He dies not marry so he can devote himself to the church. If he had a wife, he would lack in his responsibilities to either his wife or the church.

by Anonymous 12 years ago