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Is there a Catholic Orthodox that allows their priests to get married? I was on the website of what I thought was a Catholic church and then I was reading it was an Orthodox church and their pastor is married with two small children. Huh?
 
The Eastern Catholic Churches those in Communion with the Pope] do have married priests - BUT the priest has to marry before ordination. If he’s not married then he has to remain celibate - he may not marry after Ordination.

The Orthodox not in communion with the Pope ] also have married priests - again they marry before Ordination .

Should the priest’s wife die occasionally exceptions may be made for him to marry again , but normally in both the Eastern catholic and Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox ] Churches the priest would not be permitted to marry again - i.e. he would remain celibate.
 
The_Idiot said:
The Eastern Catholic Churches those in Communion with the Pope] do have married priests - BUT the priest has to marry before ordination. If he’s not married then he has to remain celibate - he may not marry after Ordination.

The Orthodox not in communion with the Pope ] also have married priests - again they marry before Ordination .

Should the priest’s wife die occasionally exceptions may be made for him to marry again , but normally in both the Eastern catholic and Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox ] Churches the priest would not be permitted to marry again - i.e. he would remain celibate.
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Just a clarification, the marriage must take place before the ordination to the diaconate, not the ordination to priesthood.
 
And one more clarification - no married person may be consecrated a Bishop.
 
steve_b said:
Q: priests in the Eastern rites or Orthodox, can get married at anytime then?
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What wasn’t clear about my post? I said they can only get married prior to being ordained a deacon. That is not “anytime”.
 
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