Restrictions on the Eastern Churches

[Aramis]

Doctrine is a very serious word that describes a very serious thing: an unchangeable teaching held in the deposit of faith. I recommend extreme caution in using the word. Careless use of the word will lead to serious misunderstandings.

In my conversion process, I was careful to be sure I understood what the Church means when it uses the word “doctrine”. Subsequently, as I have begun preparing for seminary, I revisited its meaning under the tutalage of a priest. Again, I recommend caution in the use of the word.

David

Be careful not to conflate Dogma, which is the unchanging and unchangable part of the deposit of faith, with Doctrine, which, except for those parts infallibly defined, is subject to revision and clarification.

 

[Vico]

Thanks for your (name removed by moderator)ut, brother Vico. But it doesn’t really answer the question of what the issue of priestly celibacy has to do with Faith and morals. Priestly celibacy is a disciplinary matter, is it not?

Blessings,
Marduk

The discipline is for moral reasons in application in a particular place and time.

 

[gus]

AAAAAH! That would explain it. It’s not that priestly celibacy is a doctrinal matter - it’s just that it is the CDF that assesses the applicants to the priesthood from non-Catholic communities or Churches who happen to be married.

Thanks, brother Tyler.

Blessings,
Marduk

One of the reasons for scutiny of the married Anglican Priests seeking Western Catholic priesthood.
Is to make sure they were not former Catholic Priests who were excommuicated when they left the Latin Priesthood to marry.
Some became Anglicans. This acception should not be an back door for men who failed their vows
These men under any cicumstances should never become Latin Priests again.

 

[Peter_J]

One of the reasons for scutiny of the married Anglican Priests seeking Western Catholic priesthood.
Is to make sure they were not former Catholic Priests who were excommuicated when they left the Latin Priesthood to marry.
Some became Anglicans. This acception should not be an back door for men who failed their vows
These men under any cicumstances should never become Latin Priests again.

True, but I would point out that the allowance is even more restricted than that: it’s only for Anglicans who are becoming Catholic for the first time. Thus, it doesn’t apply even to an ex-Catholic who became Anglican prior to both marriage and ordination. (Well, excepting that the pope technically can intervene in any case that he chooses to.)

 

[Aramis]

True, but I would point out that the allowance is even more restricted than that: it’s only for Anglicans who are becoming Catholic for the first time. Thus, it doesn’t apply even to an ex-Catholic who became Anglican prior to both marriage and ordination. (Well, excepting that the pope technically can intervene in any case that he chooses to.)

Not quite. The Complementary norms make it clear that members of the ordinariate who are married may be ordained to the presbyterate on a case by case basis.