How do priests deal with sexual urge?

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John Doe Profile
John Doe answered

Some of them seem to find children.

Didge Doo Profile
Didge Doo answered

It's interesting that until about the 11th century priests were permitted to marry. The ban was brought in, not for religious reasons, but because the church hierarchy feared that wives who survived their husbands may lay claim to the property in which they lived.

Which of course has nothing to do with the following conversation between a priest and a rabbi.

Tell me, Rabbi, have you ever eaten pork?
Yes. I tried it once.
And did you like it?
Very nice. Now a question for you: Have you ever had sex?
Yes. Once. Before I joined the seminary.
It's better than pork, isn't it!
>:-)

Tom  Jackson Profile
Tom Jackson answered

Once your sexuality is appropriately integrated into your personality, your sexuality can begin to serve you.

And that is true for the majority of "urges."  (Try it, you'll like it.)

Until that happens, we humans tend to serve it.

And the Catholic Church teaches that sexuality in marriage is also very definitely for the purpose of fostering the love between husband and wife,not just for producing children.

Ancient Hippy Profile
Ancient Hippy answered

Suzy Palm, the Vatican approved method.

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Thank you. I need all the blessings that I can get.
Darik Majoren
Darik Majoren commented
I think they have an issue with "Spilling one's seed" . . . Isn't that one of the reasons they are against birth control?
Ancient Hippy
Ancient Hippy commented
I think so Dark. Sex is for conception, no other reason is acceptable to them.
Zack -  Mr. GenXer Profile

Masturbation, but some if not all of these sick !^@$'s enjoy the real thing with boys just the same.

Darik Majoren Profile
Darik Majoren answered

Same way other's deal with their urges . . . The fulfill the urge in what ever way they will. Some times by themselves, some time with a willing party, and other times with innocents that they prey upon.

Same as the rest of the human race.

mary adam Profile
mary adam answered

By the catholic church standards? Not very well.

In many mystic tradition chastity shouldn't be forced. The idea around it is to not waste your energy in climax as it interferes with kundalini.

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