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Are priests, brothers, nuns, and consecrated virgins considered “open to life” ? Why or why not?
 
If you mean their own progeny then obviously not. Holy Orders is a sacrament just as Holy Matrimony is a sacrament. Each has its own purpose. Openness to life is a requirement of Matrimony.
 
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Depends on the context. Are we discussing marriage? Living in general?
 
Well I’d say there’s quite a bit of difference between being open to being a parent of a child and not committing suicide.
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Are you saying that priests, nuns, etc. are considered “open to life” if they avoid suicide?
 
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Are you saying that priests, nuns, etc. are considered “open to life” if they avoid suicide?
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Are we talking about living in general? Then sure. Though “openness to life” generally refers to marriage. To which do you refer to?
 
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Are we talking about living in general? Then sure. Though “openness to life” generally refers to marriage. To which do you refer to?
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Whichever most Catholic theologians and apologists use when referring to the phrase “open to life”. If there are different definitions and requirements for priests, nuns, I’d be interested to know what those differences are.
 
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Whichever most Catholic theologians and apologists use when referring to the phrase “open to life”. If there are different definitions and requirements for priests, nuns, I’d be interested to know what those differences are.
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Then it’s probably marriage, which would not apply to priests and nuns as they’re celibate. To be open to life in that context involves being married, which they’re not.
 
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Then it’s probably marriage, which would not apply to priests and nuns as they’re celibate. To be open to life in that context involves being married, which they’re not.
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Are celibate not required to be open to life? Or is there a different definition of “open to life” that they are required to follow? If so, what is that definition?
 
They don’t have to be because it’s for a certain context, so yes it wouldn’t apply to them.
 
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No, because “openness to life” means openness to becoming pregnant and having children (i.e. no contraception), which priests/nuns are not allowed to do.
 
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