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To: metmom

“Forbidding marriage is also a sign of false teachers.....”

Are you claiming the Church FORBIDS marriage?


157 posted on 09/01/2013 7:21:33 PM PDT by narses
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To: narses; metmom
>> Are you claiming the Church FORBIDS marriage?<<

Looks to me like they do,P. In the Eastern Churches a different discipline has been in force for many centuries: while bishops are chosen solely from among celibates, married men can be ordained as deacons and priests. This practice has long been considered legitimate; these priests exercise a fruitful ministry within their communities. Moreover, priestly celibacy is held in great honor in the Eastern Churches and many priests have freely chosen it for the sake of the Kingdom of God. In the East as in the West a man who has already received the sacrament of Holy Orders can no longer marry. (CCC 1579-1580)

164 posted on 09/01/2013 7:42:53 PM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ)
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