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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Aug 26, 2018 10:41:07 GMT -5
We ordained 5 men to the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Louisville this year, the most since 2000.
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Post by HCFC45 on Aug 26, 2018 10:52:39 GMT -5
We ordained 5 men to the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Louisville this year, the most since 2000. I do not know the number of newly ordained priests in the Worcester diocese but i think more than a dozen over the last several years and many if not most of them are from Columbia!
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Post by rgs318 on Aug 26, 2018 12:03:24 GMT -5
In Newark, the numbers are similar...6 last year, but most are from overseas - only one born in the US.
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Post by purplenurple on Aug 28, 2018 9:24:09 GMT -5
In addition to it likely being a contributing factor to the sex abuse crisis, allowing priests to marry will certainly increase the number of prospective priests to draw from. I know that the Vatican has plans to consider this for ministering to Catholics in the Amazon; where due to lack of priests and the remoteness of the regions, some Catholics can only attend Mass a few times a year.
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Post by Tom on Aug 29, 2018 8:43:19 GMT -5
In addition to it likely being a contributing factor to the sex abuse crisis, allowing priests to marry will certainly increase the number of prospective priests to draw from. I know that the Vatican has plans to consider this for ministering to Catholics in the Amazon; where due to lack of priests and the remoteness of the regions, some Catholics can only attend Mass a few times a year. There used to be lots of married priests back in the early days of the Church. Heck there's even a fleeting reference to it in the Bible (Jesus cured future Pope Peter's mother-in-law). The Church just got rid of it for financial reasons. In spite of this, there are exceptions and a handful of married priests today (mostly married ministers who converted to Catholicism) That being said, it is my understanding that there is some theological reason that priests can't marry, but only the made up rule for finances that says married guys can't become priests. It is a subtle difference, but it is a difference. Based solely on the shortage of priests, I have said for some time that I believe I will see married men allowed to join the priesthood in my lifetime. I do not think I will see priests allowed to marry
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Post by sader1970 on Aug 29, 2018 8:58:44 GMT -5
My understanding is that married permanent deacons, should their wife die, cannot re-marry. I would hazard a guess that that rule would also apply to married priests who converted to Catholicism. Boy, did this thread stray from Benny Liew . . . . . not that there's anything wrong with that.
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Post by Tom on Aug 29, 2018 9:45:26 GMT -5
My understanding is that married permanent deacons, should their wife die, cannot re-marry. I would hazard a guess that that rule would also apply to married priests who converted to Catholicism. Boy, did this thread stray from Benny Liew . . . . . not that there's anything wrong with that. Basically following my point. The permanent deacons receive some form of the sacrament of Holy Orders. There is some theological reason (I have no clue what it is), but the sacrament of Holy Orders is an impediment to the sacrament of Matrimony. Once you've received any form of Holy Orders you may again receive the sacrament of Matrimony. That theological reason does not apply in the inverse and as such the sacrament of Matrimony is not an impediment to Holy Orders
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Post by rgs318 on Aug 29, 2018 11:09:26 GMT -5
In the Eastern Riteoif the Catholic Church, priests can be (and are IIRC) ordained after marriage. Married priests cannot, however, become Bishops.
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Post by td128 on Oct 5, 2018 16:39:30 GMT -5
In other news but of a similar nature, this coming from the Jesuit school in Washington DC where a professor had tweeted some truly vile comments regarding male senators. Initially, this school had stood by the professor indicating that she is entitled to her personal opinions using the same "academic freedom" argument embraced by selected administrators atop Mt. St. James in re Benny Liew fiasco. Two days later, we now see a different tact: www.foxnews.com/us/georgetown-professor-who-wished-death-to-gop-senators-supporting-kavanaugh-on-leaveAn anti-Trump professor, Dr. Carol Christine Fair, is no longer teaching classes at Georgetown University following calls for the outspoken liberal educator to be fired.
Fair stirred up controversy on Twitter when she wished miserable deaths upon Republican senators supporting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
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Post by sader1970 on Oct 5, 2018 16:47:27 GMT -5
Well, at least it wasn't a Catholic school. You know, it was Georgetown!
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Post by joutsHC77 on Oct 5, 2018 20:15:31 GMT -5
In other news but of a similar nature, this coming from the Jesuit school in Washington DC where a professor had tweeted some truly vile comments regarding male senators. Initially, this school had stood by the professor indicating that she is entitled to her personal opinions using the same "academic freedom" argument embraced by selected administrators atop Mt. St. James in re Benny Liew fiasco. Two days later, we now see a different tact: www.foxnews.com/us/georgetown-professor-who-wished-death-to-gop-senators-supporting-kavanaugh-on-leaveAn anti-Trump professor, Dr. Carol Christine Fair, is no longer teaching classes at Georgetown University following calls for the outspoken liberal educator to be fired.
Fair stirred up controversy on Twitter when she wished miserable deaths upon Republican senators supporting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Doesn't surprise me. Jesuit colleges/universities are off the rails and rarely promote Catholic doctrine but seem to support all progressive causes.
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