Roman Catholics becoming Eastern Catholic Priests

[SaintPatrick333]

First, you can only be ordained into the sui juris Church you can be ascribed into. A canonically Ukrainian or Chaldean lay person going through a Latin Rite seminary will still be ordained a Ukrainian or Chaldean priest. So a Latin Rite lay person going through an Eastern Rite seminary will still come out a Latin Rite priest.

Now, as mentioned here, you can apply for biritual faculties. Its more uncommon for Latin Rite priests to be biritual. Its more common for Eastern priests to be biritual because they tend to be more familiar with the Latin Rite and because if they are in an area that is dominated by Latin Rite Catholics such as North America, usually 1 or 2 priests is enough to serve their Eastern congregation and they are needed to help out in the Latin diocese.

Now, if your purpose to become an Eastern priest is because you want to marry then receive ordination, chances are the Bishops will deny your request to transfer canonical inscription because you are trying to circumvent Church discipline.

Wait I’m confused. So if a Roman Catholic married layman gets ordained at an eastern catholic church, he’ll be a married roman catholic priest?

 

[SaintPatrick333]

Its possible to become a priest by saying prayers and being well-versed in the school of Christianity.

Being a Priest requires ordination which can only be done by God through His Bishops who are acting In Persona Christi. Simply knowing Scriptures does not make someone a Priest (sorry to any protestant “ministers” who might take offense). I don’t make the rules. I’m just obedient to them.

 

[RyanBlack]

Wait I’m confused. So if a Roman Catholic married layman gets ordained at an eastern catholic church, he’ll be a married roman catholic priest?

For a married Roman Catholic man to be ordained as a priest in an Eastern Catholic Church, he would have to receive a change of membership of ritual church. Such a change would most likely be granted only with the understanding that the man may not receive ordination to the priesthood. So, in other words, a married Roman Catholic man can’t change to an Eastern Catholic Church in order to receive ordination to the priesthood. The bishops of the Latin Church simply won’t permit it, and, as long as the Latin Church is going to have a celibate priesthood, I don’t blame them.

 

[SaintPatrick333]

For a married Roman Catholic man to be ordained as a priest in an Eastern Catholic Church, he would have to receive a change of membership of ritual church. Such a change would most likely be granted only with the understanding that the man may not receive ordination to the priesthood. So, in other words, a married Roman Catholic man can’t change to an Eastern Catholic Church in order to receive ordination to the priesthood. The bishops of the Latin Church simply won’t permit it, and, as long as the Latin Church is going to have a celibate priesthood, I don’t blame them.

How can the latin rite put conditions on someone leaving their rite? Moreover, what “right” do they have to do so? Latin Bishops have no authority in Eastern Churches. Eastern Churches are governed by Eastern Bishops. If an Eastern Catholic Bishop decided he wanted to allow me to go to the seminary then that is his prerogative. No wonder so many people flee the latin rite. They want authentic Catholicism so they look east. All they find west is politics

 

[malphono]

So do I.

 

[aidanbradypop]

A friend’s brother is a Maronite priest. He was raised Roman Catholic and started in a Latin Rite Seminary but then changed to the Maronite Rite. He didn’t do it so that he could be a married priest. He is not married to this day and once he was ordained, he could no longer marry anyways. He switched because he fould the Maronite Rite to be very beautiful and he felt a calling to that Rite. :twocents:

 

[aidanbradypop]

Right. I was just pointing out that if one changes, it should be for the right reasons and not just because one wants to be a married priest or similar reasons.

 

[Hasire]

What if that poor man’s vocation is both marriage and the priesthood and he was just born on the wrong rite? God’s calling him, why not let him do Our Heavenly Father’s Will?

 

[UncleBill]

I have helped a number of folks prepare the paperwork needed for a transfer of ritual church (change of rite). If the bishop decided to do the paperwork within the Eparchy there was never a problem…if for what ever reason the paper work was sent to Rome EVERY ONE came back that the transfer was granted but contained the clause the man was NOT eligible for ordination.