Irish Airborne??

Nonskimmer · 12-13-2006, 09:02 PM

Wow. Strange.

stonewall23 · 12-13-2006, 09:14 PM

I have heard of a widower who had five or six grown children becoming a priest here.But married priests are not allowed in the catholic church .

mkloby · 12-14-2006, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by stonewall23

I have heard of a widower who had five or six grown children becoming a priest here.But married priests are not allowed in the catholic church .

I tried finding the case I was speaking of, but couldn't. All I found was this.

Annunciations

That case in canon law does allow an already married anglican priest to become a catholic priest... even though he is married. That may be the only way that a priest can be married in the Catholic Church.

stonewall23 · 12-17-2006, 08:43 AM

I find it hard to belive what you say is true........Double standards in the catholic church.....It's SO hard to belive.

mkloby · 12-17-2006, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by stonewall23

I find it hard to belive what you say is true........Double standards in the catholic church.....It's SO hard to belive.

It bothered me when I found that out. But, I've yet to come across a priest that's married in my entire life.

ndicki · 12-17-2006, 12:03 PM

And that, my son, is part of the 2%. Nothing biblical in it! (Ducks down and runs for cover while the RC members pelt him with tomatoes - tinned ones!)

stonewall23 · 12-17-2006, 07:31 PM

We R.c,s do not pelt people with tinned tomatoes anymore That is SO LAST YEAR, we use only organic fresh produce now.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HealzDevo · 12-19-2006, 11:57 PM

I think it a bit ripe, marriage advice from someone who is a priest precisely because of the type of character it seems to attract. A sort of very personable loner. Not what marriage is really about...

mkloby · 12-20-2006, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by HealzDevo

I think it a bit ripe, marriage advice from someone who is a priest precisely because of the type of character it seems to attract. A sort of very personable loner. Not what marriage is really about...

You cannot fairly group Catholic priests as "personable loners." I'm guessing you're not Catholic, and haven't spent much time w/ the clergy because you would find that to be an unfair judgment.

stonewall23 · 12-20-2006, 09:12 AM

To true mkloby.It is grossly unfair to generalise.I know a few priests who are genuine ,decent people who do their best for people.They do a very difficult job with little or no thanks from from people.A lot of people are openly hostile to them,because of the actions of a terrible group within the church and the criminal cover-ups of the higherarchie.Not a calling for the faint hearted.