[NYer]

Dwight Longenecker

[NYer]

From the Curt Jester

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The Path to Rome

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.

[Suzy Quzy]

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.

[trisham]

As priests, the married men must follow Church teaching and set an example to their flock in all matters. This means they would not use artificial contraception..

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.

[kawaii]

Do Latin Rite Parishes within the RCC ever accept the married Eastern Rite clergy into their ranks at all?

[onedoug]

Church by doctrine, well met.

[Rytwyng]

if the man is young and he and his wife are fertile, the diocese and the local church must be willing to support not just a neat suburban family with two or three children, but a large Catholic family. Can the Church support such large families?

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.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Longenecker had to agree, prior to ordination, that if his wife precedes him in death that he will then adopt the discipline of celibacy for the remainder of his life.