Will the pope OK married priests?

Well that’s not what he said but your right it can be confusing.

41 posted on 09/18/2013 6:54:48 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))

You may be confused, but I don’t think it’s the fault of Pope Francis.

42 posted on 09/18/2013 6:57:26 PM PDT by Jvette

Afraid to look up filthy lucre.

43 posted on 09/18/2013 7:00:21 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))

Penis rules I guess.

44 posted on 09/18/2013 7:01:22 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))

Some of them are.Hold your ears or best not to post here.I know a woman who left a convent,won 100 mil I think and confessed to her husband and children she was a lesbian.Somehow the family stayed together.I was a little involved with helping the son.He was crushed.

45 posted on 09/18/2013 7:16:11 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))

Yes it is.Being simple can be complicated.He is new and will learn.

46 posted on 09/18/2013 7:18:04 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))

So are you complaining that I left the /sarc tag off?

47 posted on 09/18/2013 7:36:02 PM PDT by donmeaker (Youth is wasted on the young.)

That's right. Nobody can reject Jesus Christ at the end, and be saved. Rejecting your only rescuer, is the same as refusing to be rescued!

48 posted on 09/19/2013 2:57:21 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("The problem ain't what folks don't know. It's what they DO know, that ain't so!" - Will Rogers)

I don’t think Martin Luther became a priest again.

49 posted on 09/19/2013 2:58:31 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("The problem ain't what folks don't know. It's what they DO know, that ain't so!" - Will Rogers)

50 posted on 09/19/2013 4:45:21 AM PDT by G Larry (Let his days be few; and let another take his office. Psalms 109:8)

I think he remained a priest, but a Lutheran priest.

51 posted on 09/19/2013 10:39:40 AM PDT by donmeaker (Youth is wasted on the young.)

OK, OK, I get it, if a man who is married and wants to become a priest he can and if he is already ordained he can not...the bottom line is that in the eastern rite, you have married men who are priests and have children and still make good priests...so what exactly is the BIG difference as you say....and as far as the spouse dying, that holds true for ordained deacons in the latin rite....

52 posted on 09/22/2013 5:32:18 PM PDT by Coleus

f a man who is married and wants to become a priest he can and if he is already ordained he can not...the bottom line is that in the eastern rite, you have married men who are priests and have children and still make good priests...so what exactly is the BIG difference as you say

I never said the difference was BIG. I pointed out some FACTS, as expressed by Cardinal Sfeir, who details the distinct difference:

"A married priest has the duty to look after his wife and family, ensuring his children receive a good education and overseeing their entry into society. ... Another difficulty facing a married priest arises if he does not enjoy a good relationship with his parishioners; his bishop cannot transfer him because of the difficulty of transferring his whole family."

Since the priest was married BEFORE he was ordained, his FIRST VOW is to his wife. She and their children take precedence over the parish. Notice the Cardinal also points to the problem of transferring a priest and his family when the situation does not work out at a particular parish. Personality conflicts can and do arise ... not to mention the costs associated with supporting the family, especially given the number of children they have.

And how does the Cardinal end his address to the western bishops?

"celibacy is the most precious jewel in the treasury of the Catholic Church,"

53 posted on 09/23/2013 6:35:34 AM PDT by NYer ( "Run from places of sin as from the plague."--St John Climacus)

Since the priest was married BEFORE he was ordained, his FIRST VOW is to his wife. She and their children take precedence over the parish >>>

OK, this made the issue more clear to me...thanks...

54 posted on 09/23/2013 7:07:24 PM PDT by Coleus

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