Cardinal Keith O'Brien of Scotland Wants Marriage for Priests

It seems that the Catholic church will have many changes depending on who they pick for Pope in the coming weeks.

Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who heads the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, said the requirement for priestly celibacy is "not of divine origin" and could be reconsidered.

He told BBC Scotland that "the celibacy of the clergy, whether priests should marry — Jesus didn't say that."

He said that "many priests have found it very difficult to cope with celibacy," and while he had never considered marriage himself, "I would be very happy if others had the opportunity of considering whether or not they could or should get married."

I never understood the idea of celibacy for Catholic Priests. I'm pretty sure if Jesus had lived longer he would have married someone. It would have been weird for a Jewish man to not have married at any time in his lifetime. Supposedly the Apostles were married as well because Jesus healed Peters mother-in-law of a fever. 

(Matthew 8:14-15)

^"And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.

 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them."

So it seems that Peter was married according to the New Testament. I have no idea why Catholic Priests couldn't follow Peters example and do what he did. Plus a priests wife and children could help with the congregation in various ways as well. I'm pretty sure that the next Pope will convene a Vatican Council and make some of these changes.