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To: DameAutour
Does God's "call" no longer count since he got married? Is marriage enough to strip you of your priesthood, but pedophilia not?

Actually, marriage does not strip a priest of his priesthood, as long as he doesn't seek laicization.

If a priest is laicized, he is essentially reduced to the lay state (laicization is only granted by JP II in cases of sexually abusive priests).

However, I know of five cases of priests in Dallas and Fort Worth where the priests left the priesthood, married civilly, divorced at some point, and Rome has granted every single one of them the right to come back to the priesthood.

However, laicized priests, who sought the proper route so they could marry in the Church, will never be given the right to exercise priestly ministry.

In fact, in some dioceses, laicized priests can do nothing in parishes. That means no RCIA teaching, no lectoring, no Eucharistic Minister, no Engaged Couple ministry.

No nothing. They're outcasts.

27 posted on 05/02/2004 7:20:34 PM PDT by sinkspur (Adopt a dog or a cat from an animal shelter! It will save one life, and may save two.)
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To: sinkspur
So if someone does not seek laicization, and gets married, he is still a priest?
31 posted on 05/02/2004 7:25:12 PM PDT by DameAutour (It's not Bush, it's the Congress.)
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To: sinkspur
They're outcasts

Yup. Punitive, no doubt. Some parishes are more welcoming though, but I don't know if they are allowed to use their talents as you described.

And woe to the woman who steals a collar away from the priesthood by marrying him. She is tarred and feathered, figuratively speaking. He isn't treated quite so badly because boys will be boys.

55 posted on 05/02/2004 8:36:27 PM PDT by Aliska
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To: sinkspur; narses; dsc; BlackElk; m4629
Yes, I remember that was the situation in your diocese when we first met on these threads. You were bemoaning the fact that your bishop would not allow you to do anything. That's why I was surprised one day to find that he now permitted you to be a deacon. How did he announce that he was open to it or did you petition and he accepted your petition on an individual basis?
95 posted on 05/03/2004 12:17:46 AM PDT by saradippity
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