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Read and Recognize

Also Paul (as a single person) had become rather reserved with regard
to women, when he realized where and how the HOLY SPIRIT interacts
through and with them. I will only mention Thecla. Once Paul taught:
„Women should remain silent in the churches …“, later he said: „Go to
Thecla, she is full of the HOLY SPIRIT and will teach you all things.“

It is out of the question, however, that an ordained priest should marry.
Holy Orders is above marriage! One cannot climb down, only higher
up to GOD!
A married man can say with the consent of his spouse: „We want to
serve GOD totally and be wholly His!“ No ordained priest, however,
can say: „GOD alone is not enough for me, I want to take myself a
wife!“

Do let us bear in mind the Words of CHRIST:
Matth. 10,37 „Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not
worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not
worthy of me.“

As CHRIST has done and ordered, it is the divine will! The Church could
benefit from both kinds of priests. Or is it also here bound to be like
this again, that what JESUS and the Apostles practised is not worth imi-
tating?

Why Christian and apostolic then? And where is the imitation?

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