Priest's Wife Confession

[Wannabe_Monk_16]

To my Eastern brothers and sisters:
Can a married priest hear his wife’s confession and absolve her of her sins? I don’t know any Eastern Catholic married priests.
Thank you and God bless!

 

[SyroMalankara]

Theoretically possible but would almost never happen. Priests and their wives, children usually confess to another priest

 

[Medical_Student]

In my experience with Oriental orthodox and melkite friends, as SM said, the priests own immediate family sees another priest usually. However, I do know of siblings confessing to their own brother (the priest in this situation).

 

[rft183]

In my experience with Oriental orthodox and melkite friends, as SM said, the priests own immediate family sees another priest usually. However, I do know of siblings confessing to their own brother (the priest in this situation).

In my Eastern Orthodox Church, my priest’s wife and mother-in-law make the two-hour drive to the next nearest Church to make their confession.

 

[robertmidwest]

In my Eastern Orthodox Church, my priest’s wife and mother-in-law make the two-hour drive to the next nearest Church to make their confession.

This is really interesting. I am curious if a confession to a RC priest would not be valid? I would think 2.5 hour drive would be extra ordinary enough circumstances that some sort of arraignment could be made with a closer RC church (if there is one).

 

[rft183]

This is really interesting. I am curious if a confession to a RC priest would not be valid? I would think 2.5 hour drive would be extra ordinary enough circumstances that some sort of arraignment could be made with a closer RC church (if there is one).

Well, we’re Eastern Orthodox, not Eastern Catholic, so we’re not in communion at all with the Roman Catholic Church (which there are quite a few of around here). But we’re in Texas, so two-hour drives aren’t that uncommon