Can a Catholic secular married priest

[ADiosgracias]

If a priest leaves the priesthood and married, as a lay person, can he stay in the church and receive communion? It would not be the equivalent of a remarried person to be allowed to take communion?

 

[Oneofthewomen]

If a man leaves the priesthood, unless he persues what is called “laicization”, he is still obligated to his promise of celibacy.

If that process is gone through, and the man becomes free to marry, so long as he follows the “rules” for marriage, yes he can receive communion.

 

[ADiosgracias]

If that process is gone through, and the man becomes free to marry, so long as he follows the “rules” for marriage, yes he can receive communion.

And why he can and a remarried person not? Because is not an annulation of his votes. He will be priest for ever.

 

[YoungTradCath]

If that process is gone through, and the man becomes free to marry, so long as he follows the “rules” for marriage, yes he can receive communion.

And why he can and a remarried person not? Because is not an annulation of his votes. He will be priest for ever.

I’m not sure what you mean by “votes,” I think you mean Orders. Once a priest, always a priest, as you say, yes.

 

[devoutchristian]

If that process is gone through, and the man becomes free to marry, so long as he follows the “rules” for marriage, yes he can receive communion.

And why he can and a remarried person not? Because is not an annulation of his votes. He will be priest for ever.

The priesthood is not inherently contradictory to marriage, whereas being married is inherently contradictory to contracting a new marriage.

 

[Usige]

If that process is gone through, and the man becomes free to marry, so long as he follows the “rules” for marriage, yes he can receive communion.

And why he can and a remarried person not? Because is not an annulation of his votes. He will be priest for ever.

I assume by “votes” you mean vows. In specific I am guessing you are talking about a vow of chastity. Secular priest do not make a vow of chastity, but rather a promise. When a priest is laicized her is essentially relieved by his bishop form that promise and is then free to marry. Yes, they are still a priest, but when they are laicized they give up faculties (i.e. permission) to publicly exercise the sacraments.

While we often think of the sacraments of vocation (Ordination and Matrimony) as an either or proposition they aren’t. A permanent deacon receives both sacrament so it is perfectly valid to receive both Holy Orders and Matrimony. The reason someone who attempts remarries is barred from the Eucharist is less about the remarriage and about the fact that they are committing adultery against their first spouse.