[P-Marlowe]

I guess that's the road to take. Leave the Catholic Church, become a Lutheran pastor, then get married, then return to the Catholic Church and you can be a married priest.

[Salvation]

You are not usually one to voice such sour grapes. Give thanks that this man is answering the call to serve God.

He must have felt something or else he would not have quit as a Lutheran priest. Until we could talk to him, we really can’t tell, can we?

[Campion]

I guess that's the road to take. Leave the Catholic Church, become a Lutheran pastor, then get married, then return to the Catholic Church and you can be a married priest.

Applications for ordination under the Pastoral Provision are vetted through Rome, and I'd imagine they'd have some questions for a man who did that.

[mlizzy]

I guess that's the road to take. Leave the Catholic Church, become a Lutheran pastor, then get married, then return to the Catholic Church and you can be a married priest.

I guess I'm going to have to be "sour grapes" too, because I tend to agree with you. Not only that, but coming back as a married priest, you are completely taken care of financially. You, your spouse, any young kids, etc.

Now this article *did* say that most of these men are not used as parish priests, so I guess that's a positive. There would be nothing more confusing than seeing a married priest at the pulpit, IMO, consecrating the host. Just even thinking about it, makes me a little queasy. Or maybe I'm just getting *very* spoiled going to TLMs every Sunday.

[CTrent1564]

P-Marlowe:

Actually, that would not be allowed for someone like me for example, a Baptized, First Holy COmmunion and Confirmation received in the Catholic Church who then leaves the Catholic Church and becomes an Anglican-Episcopalian or Lutheran Clergyman, who is married, and then returns to the Catholic Church and gets ordained.