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To: kalee; Tantumergo; sionnsar
Yes he is married, as is the Bishop of the Eastern Diocese of the ACA, which is the TAC in America. The Bishop of the Eastern Diocese was also Roman Catholic before he became Anglican.

While it is true that the Eastern Catholic Churches allow for a married priesthood, the marriage must take place before admission to Holy Orders. It is a question of vows.

If, as you noted, both of these Anglican 'bishops' are former RC priests, then they would have taken vows of celibacy. In order to marry, they left the RC Church, became Anglican and now wish to return to the Catholic Church, not only as married priests, but as bishops?! That would have serious repercussions throughout the entire Catholic Church. It would be as precedent setting for the Catholic Church, as was the decision of ECUSA to elect an active homosexual as bishop. I'm not holding my breath on this and neither should anyone else.

57 posted on 12/25/2005 7:46:02 PM PST by NYer ("Socialism is the religion people get when they lose their religion")
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The Archbishop of the TAC is Australian and he left the priesthood to marry. IIRC the Bishiop of the Eastern Diocese US left while in seminary.
BUT both were once Roman Catholic before they became Anglican and obviously want to return to their roots.


97 posted on 12/26/2005 7:46:00 AM PST by kalee
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