Should a person who is not allowed to have a relationship like a Catholic Priest give marriage and relationship advice????


Personally I feel NOT! How can a person who is not involved with anyone understand dealing with marriage and relationship issues?

They CAN'T and any advice they give is based on the advice of others or the church and we all know where they stand!

Depends. Are you involved with an alter boy?............

I THINK,,,,they should announce to ANY questions asked,,that THEY CAN GIVE TEXT BOOK ADVICE,,ONLY,,,so that the one getting their advice fully is aware that THEY HAVEN'T LIVED IT,,,wink.

ITS LIKE,,,,a Parenting counselor giving advice on HOW TO BREST FEED
to a new Mother when SHE HAS NEVER HAD HER OWN CHILD, YET!!!
Or what to do when the terrible two's come around,,,and so-on??

So as advise is free,,,,one should make it a point that their opinions and facts rest solely on what they've been told and or taught or read,,,but NOT LIVED TO KNOW or TRY or DO...

SO,,,I'm WITH YOU BRO...

I think that a lot of catholics would believe they should be able to as their marriage is based on their faith and what they feel God would want and who better to give advice than one that studies the word of God...

I think it's fine if the person is ok with that...

I tried it when I was having marriage problems (I'm a Lutheran), I felt that the Pastor talked more about herself than trying to help us with the issues but I'm sure that was an isolated incident with that Pastor...

Whether or not they should be allowed is not a pragmatic question since they are and they do. The question should be, would any rational man or woman take advice from such a person?

Actually being removed from such a situation can give you an insight that someone in the situation might not see........should a person that has no children give advice on raising children? Well that would depend would it not......this person may work with children day in and out and may have some insight on the said child as well.......does a priest have relationships.......does a priest work with others in relationships......does the said priest look at each side and is this priest individual capable of listening to both sides from a disconnected point of view and help each person see the other persons side of the situation??

and to think i was going to ask a nun how to hold onto a man!!

That would be like saying that those that study child physiology could not give advice if they had no kids of their own.

Regardless who gives their opinion of how something should be done it will not always work for all. Most the time they realize from having someone to talk to what all they have done and what needs to be done to fix it. A lot of times it is not what others tell them to do but what they realize they need to do in order to fix the problems that works.

i Think this is more of a religious topic but if they get the knowledge from the bible that tells how marriage should be acorrding to their beleifs then i think thats what they do .like say you read all about football and know tons of plays cause you learned all about how they work you can be a coach and give advice right? but never played the game but you still know how the best plays work and so on so my friend ....you can give advice on something you have not been through as long as you have learned it for example another 1 a brain surgeon can give you advise of what to do and what to take if you have a tumour in the head but that does not mean the doctor had 1 right? :)))))) its called study my friend and learn

OR,,,ask a Priest what condom HE prefers?????

You'd be surprised where good advice can come from. Never dismiss anyone...they may hold the answer to your most burning questions.

Actually I sought out advice from a priest as I was going through my breakup ...... I got got good sound advice

i say we should all ask ruth for advice from now on... she can have her own post called ruths corner...

You're saying I need to convert to get
rid of these hemorrhoids..

It's sort of counterintuitive, but experience is NOT necessarily the best teacher.

I've been married, but I don't really know anything about marriage other than I wouldn't do it again and anybody who does is crazy. Your marriage may vary.

ya but ya have to pay me instead of paying her lol

ok, how about sneaky ruths corner?

u gonna be our first customer lol