It's great being a priest!!!

giggsy664

Job Details:
•Good Salary
•Free House
•Job For Life
•Trips to Rome!!!
•Free Placards!!!

(Job requirments: Men only. No sex or Dan Brown books.

Yes. The Church are in need of more priests. They held a recruitment fair to get more men into the church.

Aidric

That would be an ecumenical matter.

glaston

I have an uncle who used to be a priest, was found out for having sex with a woman and had to leave the church.

Priests who had sex with children were protected by the church.

Go figure.

AnonoBoy

glaston wrote: »

I have an uncle who used to be a priest, was found out for having sex with a woman and had to leave the church.

Priests who had sex with children were protected by the church.

Go figure.

Women are evil.

Children aren't.

That's how the church sees it.

So when you think about it that way your uncle was having sex with the devil.

JC 2K3

Theoretically, a Catholic priest would never experience an orgasm. (consciously anyway)

It seems so weird and fúcked up when you think about it.

Gone Drinking

glaston wrote: »

I have an uncle who used to be a priest, was found out for having sex with a woman and had to leave the church.

I think i saw his DVD, One Night in Parish?

javaboy

The "No Dan Brown books" should be included with the other perks rather than the requirements.

WindSock

Oooh. I'd friggin love to be a priest. Where do I sign up?

ejmaztec

giggsy664 wrote: »

Job Details:
•Good Salary
•Free House
•Job For Life
•Trips to Rome!!!
•Free Placards!!!

(Job requirments: Men only. No sex or Dan Brown books.

Yes. The Church are in need of more priests. They held a recruitment fair to get more men into the church.

Don't forget the free limo and the colourful uniform with matching accessories.

briantwin

WindSock wrote: »

Oooh. I'd friggin love to be a priest. Where do I sign up?

http://www.maynoothcollege.ie/

Naos

You mention good salary: How much would they be on?

MIN2511

Naos wrote: »

You mention good salary: How much would they be on?

Less than minimum wage for sure! Btw do they pay taxes?

Turd Ferguson

JC 2K3 wrote: »

Theoretically, a Catholic priest would never experience an orgasm. (consciously anyway)

It seems so weird and fúcked up when you think about it.

Theoretically they could have had sex before being a priest...but logistically I'm sure most of them beat their meat just like the rest of us

omyatari

reminde me never to send any of my kids to sunday school if any of you sign up for priest-hood.

Naos

MIN2511 wrote: »

Less than minimum wage for sure! Btw do they pay taxes?

How do you know they get paid less than the minimum wage?

Jigsaw

Is there anything to stop someone working as a priest for, say, 20 years and during that twenty years save like mad and once 20 yrs have passed just quit the priesthood with all the savings, find himself a piece of skirt, move abroad or to another part of Ireland and set up a business, invest in property etc. ?

javaboy

Jigsaw wrote: »

Is there anything to stop someone working as a priest for, say, 20 years and during that twenty years save like mad and once 20 yrs have passed just quit the priesthood with all the savings, find himself a piece of skirt, move abroad or to another part of Ireland and set up a business, invest in property etc. ?

Sexual frustration?

Mr.Lizard

Why would you bother then? You've already wasted your best years.

Ruu_Old

Naos wrote: »

You mention good salary: How much would they be on?

You could move to the States and become one of them priests on telly!

Jigsaw

javaboy wrote: »

Sexual frustration?

Mr.Lizard wrote: »

Why would you bother then? You've already wasted your best years.

Sexual frustration would be bad at least you could knock a few out behind closed doors.

And yes your best years would be behind you but you would still have some good years left. What is the youngest age a priest can qualify/get ordained whatever the hell they do?

No pain, no gain.

Dudess

omyatari wrote: »

reminde me never to send any of my kids to sunday school if any of you sign up for priest-hood.

That's only proddy carry-on.

Ron DMC

Ruu wrote: »

You could move to the States and become one of them priests on telly!

"That's an old picture. We've had another pool put in since then, and those girls are all in their twenties now."

Mr.Lizard

Jigsaw wrote: »

No pain, no gain.

Or as they say in the Friary. "no hair, ro gain"

JC 2K3

Turd Ferguson wrote: »

Theoretically they could have had sex before being a priest...but logistically I'm sure most of them beat their meat just like the rest of us

Well, I suppose they could get married and have sex. Then if their wife died they could become a priest.

Mr.Lizard

Why are priests not allowed to have sex again? Sorry I wasn't paying attention at mass or in religion class well .... ever tbh.

Jigsaw

Does buggery count as sex?

anplaya

Naos wrote: »

You mention good salary: How much would they be on?

says in the paperr today that they can earn 2,500 euros:eek: a month
but are taxed as self employed

Mr.Lizard

Jigsaw wrote: »

Does buggery count as sex?

Does if your being buggered.

minidazzler

Jigsaw wrote: »

Is there anything to stop someone working as a priest for, say, 20 years and during that twenty years save like mad and once 20 yrs have passed just quit the priesthood with all the savings, find himself a piece of skirt, move abroad or to another part of Ireland and set up a business, invest in property etc. ?

Yes, they are allowed, in fact that's what was supposed to be done because there are 7 holy sacraments. Baptism, Reconciliation, Communion, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, Annoiting of the Sick.


The only way to carry out all 7 is to perform Holy Orders before you get married, since you are not allowed to get Married while you are a priest, you must leave the priesthood to do so!


I actually know a former Priest, now Physics teacher, who is Married to a Friend of Mines mother. I know a man who left the seminary with only a few month's to go. And I have a friend who is Currently studying to be a priest.


I am an athiest who will argue my point so it makes for some interesting discussions with the last fella!!!

JerryHandbag

My sig

Darragh29

JC 2K3 wrote: »

Theoretically, a Catholic priest would never experience an orgasm. (consciously anyway)

It seems so weird and fúcked up when you think about it.

Are they not allowed have a whank?

seamus

Jigsaw wrote: »

Is there anything to stop someone working as a priest for, say, 20 years and during that twenty years save like mad and once 20 yrs have passed just quit the priesthood with all the savings, find himself a piece of skirt, move abroad or to another part of Ireland and set up a business, invest in property etc. ?

Nope. But some orders take a vow of poverty whereby the pass all of their income over to the order to go into a communal fund which is used for funding projects and overall feeding everyone else, regardless of what they do or do not work at. It's socialism on a small scale. They get a certain chunk for expenses but can also dip into the fund for extra expenses such as going out for dinner or somesuch. Also, anything gifted to them, belongs to them. There was a priest when I was a kid had a huge brand new Merc every 3 years because his millionaire brother used to buy it for him.

Naos

anplaya wrote: »

says in the paperr today that they can earn 2,500 euros:eek: a month
but are taxed as self employed

30,000 per annum would be more than the minimum wage Min

Still, 30k with no mortgage or any nightlife expenditure would equate to some nice savings!

badgerbadger

you get black socks not just very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very dark blue socks like in a normal shop.

MIN2511

Naos wrote: »

30,000 per annum would be more than the minimum wage Min

Still, 30k with no mortgage or any nightlife expenditure would equate to some nice savings!

STFU
wow, does this 30k include room and board?
Thats a decent wage alright, if it doesn't include rent and food.

giggsy664

anplaya wrote: »

says in the paperr today that they can earn 2,500 euros:eek: a month
but are taxed as self employed

Stop reading the mirror

regob

giggsy664 wrote: »

Job Details:
•Good Salary
•Free House
•Job For Life
•Trips to Rome!!!
•Free Placards!!!

(Job requirments: Men only. No sex or Dan Brown books.

Yes. The Church are in need of more priests. They held a recruitment fair to get more men into the church.

is that not abit hevanisitic

Quazzie

Naos wrote: »

30,000 per annum would be more than the minimum wage Min

Still, 30k with no mortgage or any nightlife expenditure would equate to some nice savings!

I wonder what would happen if a priest was see going out and getting drunk and hitting a few clubs, whilst maintaining his integrity throughout.

Would there be any backlash from anywhere?

anplaya

giggsy664 wrote: »

Stop reading the mirror

i can read what i like ya hypocrite:D still though if it was true,thats a decent wage,plus the free accomodation and meals.tempted?feck no :pac:

The_Minister

Naos wrote: »

How do you know they get paid less than the minimum wage?

AFAIK one of the reasons that priests cannot get married is that they get paid nearly nothing (given the intelligence and dedication it takes to become a priest) and if the got married and had kids then the church would have to pay them all allot more.

MIN2511

Quazzie wrote: »

I wonder what would happen if a priest was see going out and getting drunk and hitting a few clubs, whilst maintaining his integrity throughout.

Would there be any backlash from anywhere?

Hahaha, imagine your local priest in Coppers-gas!!

seamus

Actually, the primary reason that priests cannot marry heralds back a long time where priests were indeed getting married and as part of their dowry or as part of their inheritance, they would receive land. When the priest died, this land passed to his widow and/or children, so the Pope of the time decided that this wouldn't do, the church deserved this land and so outlawed the marriage of priests. Thus when the priest died, all of his assets including any land he had inherited would pass to the church.

Preists are married to God, they don't need women.:pac:

johnny_knoxvile

rarnes1 wrote: »

Preists are married to God, they don't need women.:pac:

Yeah who needs an orgasam when you're rolling with Jesus...

Celibacy is the new sleeping around anyway.:)

MonkeyBalls

Keep your dick in your pants, Father

MonkeyBalls

rarnes1 wrote: »

Preists are married to God, they don't need women.:pac:

Yeah but, women actually exist. It's quite the incentive.

ART6

I can't resist telling the old joke:

A young seminary was given the task of copying some ancient texts from the Bible by hand. He said to the abbot "Why do we keep copying copies, when we have the original in the vaults? All we are doing is compounding errors."

The abbot thought about it and said he would consult the originals. Off he went, but never came back. The young seminary went to look for him and found him in the vaults, crying pitifully.

"Oh holy father, what's wrong?"

Through his deep sobs the elderly abbot groaned "The word was 'celebrate'"

Totally off topic. Humble apologies mods. Can I get off with ten Hail Marys?

chrism2007

Naos wrote: »

How do you know they get paid less than the minimum wage?

father ted? :pac:

Capt'n Midnight

Naos wrote: »

You mention good salary: How much would they be on?

The basic is fairly low but they get time and a half every Sunday , guaranteed and and double time on Christmas day.

Capt'n Midnight

Mr.Lizard wrote: »

Why are priests not allowed to have sex again? Sorry I wasn't paying attention at mass or in religion class well .... ever tbh.

as said before it's all about keeping the churches assets

Capt'n Midnight

minidazzler wrote:

I know a man who left the seminary with only a few month's to go.

Drop out rate is about 50% or so I've heard. For every priest there is one how didn't make it. Our old parish priest told me a story about a lad that dropped out , Iosif Vissarionovich or something , always wondered what happened to him.


Has there been an increase in vocations since money got scarce ?