Matriarchal longhouse in action
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1 Corinthians 7 has a few things at least related, none would be something I’d call a requirement.
This probably being the most specific:
The entire chapter gives more context about the roles of men and women though. I could speculate Catholics use this chapter because it does seem to imply that being unmarried and dedicated to the Lord is at least a bit better than marriage.
Okay, thank you for responding. That at least somewhat answers it. I just disagree with the Catholic tradition of keeping their church leaders celibate. It's dysgenic, leads to sexual immorality, is contrary to God's command for us to be fruitful and multiply, and isn't well supported in scripture. From my own reading of the Bible, I never saw celibacy for church leaders stated as a requirement. As an example, there's what u/BeefyBelisarius posted. In my own exploration of the faith, I've learned of quite a few false church doctrines being practiced in the Christian church, spread across numerous denominations, which take specific segments of scripture and elevate them beyond everything else, ignoring the totality of scripture, which provides more nuance, and leads to misinterpretation and sin. As such, it's made it borderline impossible to find a church home. I'm almost to the point of just starting a small Bible study with like minded people in my own home, to at least "gather with the saints" in some regard.
Yeah I’m not sure I agree either I just thought of that and looked it up. I’m not a catholic I just like to read the Bible.
To your point of leading to sexual immorality, that’s pretty much what Paul says in the chapter as a whole. Lightly paraphrased, it’s pretty much “it’s great to stay single and devote yourself towards God, but if you can’t manage that without sexual immorality, get married and have one woman.”
Yes, thank you. I thought I remembered reading that recently, but couldn't remember the exact passage, and I didn't want to bloviate about it without a quote to back it up.