Dwight Longenecker
Posted on 12/15/2006 12:55:54 PM PST by NYer
Dwight Longenecker, who is being ordained a priest today, tells a lovely story of a Catholic woman he never talked theology with - nevertheless set him on the path to Rome.
These married former ANGLICANS better not try to change their new Church. Who the heck is going to pay for his wife's hairdos...clothes...vacations.....food....purses....DIVORCE??? ANd who's going to pay foor the kids college....cars....steroe....CD's...Nintendo....weddings...TATTOOS?? geesh.
Is the Church ready to deal with the question of clergy marital breakdown and divorce?
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I'm a bit confused here, or maybe he is.
Do Latin Rite Parishes within the RCC ever accept the married Eastern Rite clergy into their ranks at all?
great story in your link, thanks for posting. June preached like Saint Francis, God bless her soul.
Surpringly (or perhaps not so) that is far less of an issue that some would like to make it seem.
I'm Orthodox have been to several Parishes, and encountered many married priests. I've never heard of one being divorced, nor have I seen anyone wonder whether the tiny pay the priests receive goes to pay for material wealth for his wife or family.
Church by doctrine, well met.
If you mean grant "Bi-Ritual Faculties" It can safely be assumed the answer is yes, however, you are more likely to see bi-ritual faculties granted a Latin Rite Priest because of numbers.
It is in fact a not an uncommon practice.
The most prominent Bi-Ritual Priest is Fr. Mitch Pacwa, though he may have been ordained with Latin Rite Faculties and had them extended to the Maronite Rite.
As a reminder however, many Eastern Rite Parishes have not adopted the custom of Daily Liturgy so many married Eastern Rite Priests have the ability to hold down secular jobs if they choose.....at least in this part of the world.
Interesting.
Do Latin Rite Parishes within the RCC ever accept the married Eastern Rite clergy into their ranks at all?
>>No.
oh bother now i have 2 cnflicting answers
All ya gotta do is tithe. 10 families (a "minyan" if you will) giving 10% each, makes 1 average family income, sufficient to support a comparably fertile family at a comparable standard of living. Anything beyond 10 is just icing on the cake.
Beside, the demographic demise of the West is such that SOMEBODY's gotta breed.... maybe we can't afford celibacy any more? Priests having 12 kids each might be the best thing that could happen.
I'm not sure I understand your question.
* Latin Rite parishes accept married Anglican converts into their seminaries but uphold the rule of celibacy in that should the spouse predecease the priest, he may not marry again.
* Latin Rite parishes also accept widowers with grown children with the same rule of celibacy.
Amongst the Eastern Catholic Churches, the general rule has been that priests assigned to 'their' parishes in the US are celibate. This, I understand, has changed with certain Churches like the Ukrainian and Byzantine.
The Maronite Catholic Church allows for married priests but does NOT send them to the diaspora. As the Patriarch has explained on many occasions, married priest resolve one problem but create another. There is much less flexibility in assigning them because each move entails relocating their family as well. In the US, ALL of the Maronite priests chose the celibate priesthood.
Now, my Maronite pastor is also bi-ritual and assists the RC Diocese by saying the Latin Mass at priestless parishes or at a local hospital. However, he falls under the Maronite Eparchy and is free of any entanglements with the local RC diocese.
I have never heard of an Eastern Catholic priest being assigned to a Latin Rite parish, have you?
Yes, it was a good reminder for me not to preach but allow Christ's light to shine through me to others. Only recently, a coworkers comment let me know just how effective this can be. None of my coworkers practice their faith so they remain in my prayers.
I should have scrolled down before posting my response to kawaii. Sorry for not including both of you.
See post #14
In the Anglican Church the wife usually works and pays her own way.
In North America, married men are not permitted to be ordained in the Eastern-rite eparchies, although the Canadian Ukrainian Catholics tend to ignore that rule.
Receiving bi-ritual faculties is up to the individual bishops, but married Eastern-rite clergy wouldn't be incardinated into Latin dioceses.
My question is like if a Ukrainian Catholic priest applies to be the priest at a Latin Rite church will they take him.
What does she do with her kids...day care?
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