For those of you who have experienced marriage counseling from married pastors, question; What did they tell you that was entirely new to you ie that u ddnt know before? It's not ESSENTIALLY the 'marriedness' of the pastors that that make them able to counsel, one of the things is that you respect the person(ie d pastor) speaking to you and so are ready to accept what he says 2. I feel we are assuming that the counsellor speaks with his own wisdom, forgetting God who gives wisdom to his servants 3. Professional counsellors counsel on wide range of issues of which they have no prior experience on and their propositions help make ppl's lives better so Can a Priest Counsel on Marriage? YES!!! OF COURSE.

PS. All references to priests are for genuine servants of God not philanderers and thieves etc

Knight1:

For those of you who have experienced marriage counseling from married pastors, question; What did they tell you that was entirely new to you ie that u ddnt know before? It's not ESSENTIALLY the 'marriedness' of the pastors that that make them able to counsel, one of the things is that you respect the person(ie d pastor) speaking to you and so are ready to accept what he says 2. I feel we are assuming that the counsellor speaks with his own wisdom, forgetting God who gives wisdom to his servants 3. Professional counsellors counsel on wide range of issues of which they have no prior experience on and their propositions help make ppl's lives better so Can a Priest Counsel on Marriage? YES!!! OF COURSE.

PS. All references to priests are for genuine servants of God not philanderers and thieves etc

i can see you are a knight,thats why the supports.

I can assure you the name has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with the Catholic church or any church at all. I've never even seen the inside of a catholic church or even know any Revd Father sef. Just stating as i see it.

~Lady~:

according to ppl u can't be good at counselling if u didn't go through it urself.
I've never had children but I have given sound advice to women with children on what to do about situations involving their children.
There are unmarried therapists and they do marriage couselling, some of them have been divorced and yet people flock to them for counseling.

The guys said if u don't have it or if u haven't been in that situation u can't counsel a person. Well mothers don't have manliness and they can never be a father, yet they counsel their sons. or are we going to say women can't counsel their sons again?

What makes Rev. Fathers good counsellors?
Because they know what entails a marriage. You don't have to be married to know what it takes to make a marriage work. Also because they are not married it actually puts them in a better position to give counsel. Those who are married tend to bring in their own relationships and experiences into their counsels and quite frankly their relationship has absolutely nothing to do with the couple they're counselling. Rev. Fathers can step back and look at the situation with a fresh mind and with no bias.

I'm going to get a video to post for u by a bishop on marriage. my comp is acting up right now so will do later.


so why can't rev.fathers counsel with or without marriage? u don't have to have it or go through it to know how to help others in it u.

i totaly agree with.

@ breaker

u better ask God 2 4give u.

Who are u 2 judge? & why are u talking like a prematured baby?

omahost005:

@ breaker

u better ask God 2 4give u.

Who are u 2 judge? & why are u talking like a prematured baby?

God bless you my brother.

I see most of you have a wrong view of Catholic View on Marriage
first of all there is a six months pre wedding programme every intending couple must take in which any Issue concerning marriage would be discussed by professionals, priest and also married couples
then their is the Marriage sponsors who are experienced elderly couple chosen by the couples or their families who they believe would be a good example to the new couple
then the priest we believe by his calling and training during which he stays with different families from whom he learns a few things then his experience with people over the years also equips him for the job,

they are not qualified

Do you think rev father's are like your 6week training pastors? Most of them are PhD holders. Especially in the feilds of psychology and counselling.First look at the minimum requirement to become a reverend father.Its not like ur pastors scamming you to give them all your money.All their advice is money and prosperity teaching.Daft.

tewmuch,me and you dey quarrel?

@segyemaro

Its not all about quarrel but instead of just making a flat write-off of Rev. Frs qualification to give marriage counselings, you should have at least stated why you think they are not qualified. My observation is that most people approach topics with predetermined and biased opinions with even trying to analyze.
Yes, Rev. Frs are not married but does that alone disqualify them from giving marriage counseling? What of experiences in the course of carrying out their duties? what of the extensive training they went through before becoming Rev.Frs? Does a doctor have to suffer from a particular ailment before he can prescribe solutions?
I encourage some of you to drop your prejudices and look at the organization of the Catholic Church on particular matter before you make you conclusions. When everyone comes here and blurt his own stereotyped information fed into him, no one would learn anything new, all we would succeed in doing is just airing rigid views and arguing, with no one ready to understand or even get informed with the fact.

Shallom.

They are fit to. Being married isn't a criteria for one to advise couples. Being of a sound mind & full of wisdom is paramount.

by the way >>> i ain't Catholic

@segyemaro i am so sorry we can not help you cure your chronic illlness called anti-catholic sentiment. Unfortunately, thats whats lead you to your untimely end.
Oh!, i am sorry i was too harsh on you

Lol

I believe that marriage should be experienced for one to be in a better position to advise. There are so many variables in marriage that can never be learnt from books. If you are not married, you can advise but I think you are not better qualified in that regard.