[Conservative til I die]

Odd. Why would it be unacceptable for one group of priests when it appears to be acceptable for several others?

Tradition. In the Eastern Catholic Church, they've got a different tradition and it works for them. The Western Church has its own tradition and it works for us. For the rare Anglican and Lutheran convert priests, they come from their own tradition. In any case, there's no violation of doctrine.

[FormerLib]

In the Eastern Catholic Church, they've got a different tradition and it works for them.

Yes, they've got the same one that's been in place with the Orthodox Christian Church since the time of the Councils. The odd thing is that it is allowed to operate within the Roman Catholic Church without doing any apparent harm to the larger body.