Im not aware of any studies proving or disapproving what you are saying, so ill defer to you on that.. but as it so happens, one of my college girlfriends, whom i dated for about 2 years, is now an Episcopalian priest.. she is married with a couple of kids i believe, last i heard.. i have always thought that was the best model, if you are going to have religious leaders and all the implied, and overt, trust that goes along with that- IMO you should let them get married and have families if they so choose.. otherwise, again only my opinion- you are just begging for deviants to join your organization who, in many cases are trying to escape or run from something…. Incidentally though, on a more light-hearted note- because of the ex-girlfriend i mentioned above- i can literally say that i dated a priest when i was younger…. :covri: :hihi: