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To: Mad Dawg; NYer

Many dioceses already have married (former Anglican) priests who have converted to Catholicism. I don’t really see that anything, other than an open invitation by the Pope, has changed.

Am I wrong here?


5 posted on 10/31/2009 2:01:18 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

Apologies for not pinging you to my post #4.


7 posted on 10/31/2009 2:09:41 PM PDT by NYer ( "One Who Prays Is Not Afraid; One Who Prays Is Never Alone"- Benedict XVI)
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To: Salvation
You are right as regards the current situation.

IF I understand what is now being contemplated, and that's a big if) the difference is that now instead of the former Anglican priest being folded into the diocese someway OR being part of an Anglican Rite parish, there would be these ordinariates, which would function like non geographical dioceses AND would not necessarily have bishops.

So I "regular" bishop who might not know what to do with a married priest would not have to worry about it. It would the the "Ordinary" who would place these men.

15 posted on 10/31/2009 4:16:36 PM PDT by Mad Dawg (Oh Mary, conceived without sin: pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
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