One Man, Multiple Women - What the Bible Has to Say About Polygamy
Polygamy was never outlawed in the OT. I challenge anyone to show me in the Mosaic Law where God outlawed it! You won’t find it! In fact, God made laws around it instead of directly against it! Not only were God’s people allowed to be polygamous, but did you know that at one point in time, Catholic priests were once polygamous, too?! It’s true – let’s look at an article written by Dr John Oakes, “Why did celibacy become mandatory for priests? Posted on July 11, 2005 by John Oakes wrote in Church History, General. Why did celibacy become mandatory for priests? Let me start by copying and pasting an answer to a similar question received previously. You will find the rest of my answer to your specific question after the following: Can you tell me when the Catholic church started insisting its priests were celibate? How celibacy became common and why it became required are two very different things. In the third and fourth centuries it became common in ...