Originally Posted by Mojo_PeiPei

Priests are to follow in the line of Peter who was a man. And the priests not being allowed to marry is a situation were the priests focus is their relationship with God and how it trickles down from there, they are here to serve his will. I don't necessarily agree with either points, I could care less if women were priests, but it's not hte rule. Likewise I think priests should be allowed to marry, they used to be able to marry way back when, and it would appear that the Catholic church is having a crisis of clergy because of dwindling numbers.

But at any rate the most basic answer is they are in opposition to the will of God because the pope says so, he is inspired directly by the holy spirit and as such is infalible(sp) on church matters.