Vatican lifts ban on married priests for Eastern Catholic churches in US, Canada, Australia [CC]
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Brendan
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About time. This is something that was called for in Vatican II ( Orientalium Ecclesiarum)
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Joe_5859
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Indeed. It was only recently that I learned there was such a ban. I had never realized that was the case for those in the U.S.
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ByzCathCantor
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Alas, it’s taken 85 years to come nearly full circle …
BTW - there were some glaring inaccuracies in the referenced article.
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Miserissima
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I can’t cite my source at the moment, but I recall that *married *Eastern Catholic clergy were not allowed to say Divine Liturgy in Rome.
Is that to be addressed, too?
Is that to be addressed, too?
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ByzCathCantor
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By “in Rome” do you mean at St. Peter’s, or all of Rome?
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TheSeeker2014
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Good.
St. Peter was married…
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Miserissima
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It was a Cardinal who would not allow DL if the clergy was married. I’ve searched the forums, and with the recent news, Google is no help.
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abucs
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I agree that a celibate clergy has many advantages for pastoral care but that it is also important to respect Eastern traditions.
As far as I am aware the Maronite Catholics of Sydney have always had married priests and celibate Bishops.
As far as I am aware the Maronite Catholics of Sydney have always had married priests and celibate Bishops.
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Rin
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I thought this ban was lifted decades ago. It seems one learns something new every day.
And yes, this was about time - in my opinion the ban should never have been made in the first place.
And yes, this was about time - in my opinion the ban should never have been made in the first place.
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DlandFan06
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Does this mean impoverished parishes now like our Protestant cousins in England? Because now we gotta support the family.
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Seraphim73
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How many Eastern Catholic parishes are there in the US? Not that many. And if having a married priest leads to an impoverished parish then that parish has deeper issues.
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