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To: NYer
There are married Roman Catholic priests...that is: clergymen who declare loyalty and obedience to the Holy Father in Rome....in the United States and,I suspect,other countries as well.My understanding is that most of these priests are Episcopal/Anglican priests who converted to Roman Catholicism,made the required professions of obedience to the Pontiff and were accepted into the priesthood by Rome's duly appointed representatives.

If *some* Roman Catholic priests are allowed to be married I can't understand why all are not given that option.

22 posted on 01/27/2013 4:27:28 PM PST by Gay State Conservative ("Progressives" toss the word "racist" around like chimps toss their feces)
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To: Gay State Conservative

It’s because they converted to the beliefs of Catholicism and want to be a Catholic priest rather than an Anglican priest.

Simple.


28 posted on 01/27/2013 9:27:30 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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