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To: cizinec
Eastern Catholics actually telling Latins they want Rome to live up to their agreements.

It would be helpful if you could cite that agreement.

According to the links provided in the above article, the Vatican position on married Eastern Catholic priests reads:

In practice, this means that according to Eastern Catholic canon law there is no restriction on Eastern Catholic Bishops ordaining married men to the priesthood in their home territories (Ukraine, Slovakia, Romania, the Middle East, etc.), but there are restrictions in place outside of their homelands.

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24 posted on 11/09/2011 2:29:24 PM PST by NYer ("Be kind to every person you meet. For every person is fighting a great battle." St. Ephraim)
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Union of Brest We require prior guarantees of these articles from the Romans before we enter into union with the Roman Church . . .

9.—That the marriages of priests remain intact, except for bigamists.

That is Article 9 of 33. Many of the articles are merely ignored.

30 posted on 11/09/2011 5:13:04 PM PST by cizinec ("Brother, your best friend ain't your Momma, it's the Field Artillery.")
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