Hi,

I'm a devout Catholic who submits to the Pope and the Magisterium in union with him.
Lutero:

I said if one believes in the authority of the church than what the church says goes,
Scripture tells us to obey the Church (Matt 18:17) and to obey our rulers in the Church (Heb 13:17). What Biblical basis do you have for not believing in the authority of the Church?

but there is not a Biblical basis for requiring priests not to marry.
We take every suggestion of Scripture seriously. Scripture says:
1 Corinthians 7:32-34
King James Version (KJV)
32 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

33 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.

34 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

That is our Biblical basis for the unmarried priesthood.


Sincerely,

De Maria