[Land of the Irish]

Married men can't be ordained, but divorced men (even those whose marriages haven't been annulled) can be.

I'm shocked! A divorced Catholic man, even though he is not permitted to remarry because the Church says he's still married, can be ordained as a Catholic priest. How long has that been permitted? Is is not a preclude to ordaining married men, who are not divorced?

These are sincere questions, Sinkspur. I'd appreciate any further information you may have pertaining to this.

[sinkspur]

I'm retreating here. The men I personally knew who were divorced also had their marriages annulled.

One of them is in the Land Unit, Huntsville, Texas, serving life for molesting nine boys. His name is Rudy Kos.

The other is a "delayed vocation," who serves honorably as a priest today.

I doubt the Church would ordain men who are still married, in the eyes of the Church.

But, men who've been married can be priests. Men who are married currently can't be, unless they've been Protestants, and then became Catholic.