Ought a Catholic priest be legally permitted to adopt a child?
Do not discuss the Church's position. That is irrelevant to this debate, which is about whether or not a Catholic priest - a profession which has a long history of pedophilia - ought be allowed by law to adopt a child.
Yes
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No
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Not sure what the Catholic Church's position, but priests should permitted to adopt a child so long as the Vatican repeals prohibition of priest nuptials. If the church would allow priests to get married, the child molestation would drop because these men are bottled up and look for a outlet, and unfortunately, it is children who are vulnerable to these kinds of acts probably because children are easily manipulable. 35 days ago | Tagged As: yes
If priests were allowed to marry then the church would have to pay for the welfare and upkeep of wives and children, providing houses that they can raise a family in to start. As it stands they can fit depending on the size of the accommodation two to three priests to a dwelling if not more. 35 days ago | Tagged As: yes
I don't have a definate answer on this but I think they were allowed to marry for some time after the creation of the catholic church under Constantine. What I've heard, and granted this is taken off of wikianswers, is that it had to do with inheritance issues. Simply, the church wanted to keep the priests wealth and didn't want it going to his heirs. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/ 34 days ago | Tagged As: yes
Well I definitely think they should be allowed to adopt. Yes,it's true that a good amount of catholic priest have committed some type of pedophilia,however,we cannot say that all Catholic priest are prone to doing so. Never let a group suffer from an individual's actions. 35 days ago | Tagged As: yes
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Just for the fun of it, I'd like to argue that Catholic priests should be disallowed since analogous reasoning is often used to deny homosexual couples the right to adopt a child. Of course, unlike homosexuality, the priest is guaranteed to mind-rape the child with his religion as well. 36 days ago | Tagged As: No
"Article 9 – Freedom of thought, conscience and religion "1. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, and to manifest his religion or belief, in worship, teaching, practice and observance." 35 days ago | Tagged As: yes
"1. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, and to manifest his religion or belief, in worship, teaching, practice and observance." I'm lost, are you arguing that molesting a child as a Catholic priest is a religiously reserved right protected by Article 9? Maybe you're arguing that adopting a child is a form of belief that is protected under freedom of beliefs. 35 days ago | Tagged As: No
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