That would help me understand the idea of seeing your priest for advice when your marriage is in trouble.
Absolutely. Unless they are bishops
There are very good reasons why priests should not marry.
There is no way they can satisfy the needs of the Church and her people and tend to a family as well.
A priest gets called to service at any hour of the day, and any day of the week. And he must be available - in body, mind and spirit.
If it’s that important to marry while serving the Church, he can become a Deacon.
“Also called the Second Vatican Council, this council occurred in the 1960s where the Roman Church adopted notable changes in the way ministry is conducted. Vatican II invited lay people to minister more actively in the liturgy, and masses were increasingly celebrated in native languages of people, not just Latin.”
If you accept Vatican 2,
you think your church is alive.
If you reject Vatican 2,
you admit your church is dead.
Exceptions are admitted and there are over 200 married Catholic priests who converted from the Anglican Communion and Protestant faiths. In most Orthodox traditions and in some Eastern Catholic Churches men who are already married may be ordained priests, but priests may not marry after ordination.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_celibacy
Concerned?! I think having these kinds of priests is good news!
Who would they marry? Other priests or little boys?
Better married than homo.
I am in the Charlotte Diocese and very active within it. It is thriving because the Bishop and core leaders are more traditional. Vocations in Charlotte are strong. One need only look to the macro trends (Mass attendance, confession, apostasy, support for abortion) since VII to recognize its impact.
Now, whether I’m in favor of this or not... (I am, but that’s neither here nor there at the moment.)
Throw out the sodomites and pedos first. The Catholic hierarchy needs a serious sandblasting lately.
He’s not the first to hold this opinion. The ordination of married men is possible, and sometimes happens. The theological and practical arguments for and against have been hashed to death, so I don’t see Msgr. McSweeney’s point in bringing it up again.
But anyway, I wish him the best in his new role with the Missionaries of the Poor. He’s been a big influence in the order’s expansion into the United States and the participation of American volunteers in the missions in Jamaica, Haiti, and elsewhere. My 17-year-old daughter is with a group at the Jamaican missions this week.
Sure. Why not? The Church is already well on the road to hell itself.
Know what this here priest’s problem is? He doesn’t know enough about Catholicism.
Try to find one liberal anywhere of any faith or none who accepts abortion, ‘gay marriage’ and female clergy but who also thinks the Catholic discipline of celibacy should continue. I’ve never found one, liberals invariably can’t stand Catholic celibacy for some reason.
Freegards
The Church does allow married priests. We allow Anglican priests to be married. We allow Orthodox and Lutheran priests to be married. We even allow Zoroastrian priests to be married. The Church has never forbidden them to be married.
Oh the horror....a married priest. Just like Peter and the disciples.
Well the Eastern Rite Catholics allow for married priests. Kid you not.