Will the clergy who come in to the Catholic church be already married with families?
Some of them will be. This is allowed by the canons governing the ordinariate.
Many people don't realize that there are legitimately married, active priests in the Catholic Church. In the Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church, it is quite normal. In the Latin Rite, which is what we're most familiar with in the Western Hemisphere, married priests are allowed as an exception, if they are already married clergy in another Christian denomination when they convert to Catholicism. This would be the case with Anglican priests who convert under the guidelines of the Ordinariate.
that is sooooo confusing to me...
the church makes a big deal out of celibacy and then it is supposed to be “ok” to have a married priest? It sounds very hypocritical...to be so rigid on the one hand, and then just say”Oh well” on the other hand.
I personally believe priests/pastors should NOT be married because their committment is to their ministry.