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When a man is ordained in the Roman Catholic church, he forfeits the right to the sacrament of marriage because his Holy Orders are a form of marriage - in and of themselves - to the Church. This rule applies to all deacons, priests, bishops, and cardinals (who are also bishops themselves).
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Short Answer: No, Cardinals may not marry.
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∙ 15y agoNo. A cardinal is essentially a priest, but in charge of a larger body than a congregation. They are in charge of a diocese.
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∙ 6y agoNo. No member of the Catholic clergy can be married. If he was an Anglican he could married.
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Who ruled the Roman Catholic Church?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Church has always been ruled by Jesus Christ through His Word, and His Vicar.
Is Roman Catholic Church located at east or west?
Roman Catholic AnswerBoth, actually. the Church, properly speaking, is "One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic". That is how it is described in the Creed. The "Catholic" part is just an adjective which means universal, and the "Roman" part is used as an adjective to say that it's head, Christ's vicar on earth is in Rome. So saying Roman Catholic Church would be the same as saying: "Christ's Universal Church who's vicar is in Rome".Roman Catholic AnswerBoth, actually. the Church, properly speaking, is "One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic". That is how it is described in the Creed. The "Catholic" part is just an adjective which means universal, and the "Roman" part is used as an adjective to say that it's head, Christ's vicar on earth is in Rome. So saying Roman Catholic Church would be the same as saying: "Christ's Universal Church who's vicar is in Rome".
Who is the current leader of the Roman Catholic branch?
There is no Roman Catholic 'branch.' There is only the Roman Catholic Church led by Jesus Christ through his vicar on earth the pope. Today (2011) that continues to be Pope Benedict XVI.
What is the meaning of Rt. Rev. in the Catholic Church?
Roman Catholic AnswerIn the Catholic Church, Right Reverend would be an abbot of a monastery, Very Reverend would be a Vicar Forane or Vicar General, Most Reverend would be a Bishop.
Who was born in Italy in 1502?
Catholic bishop Niccolo Ardinghelli was born in Florence. He became a Cardinal Priest as well as Vicar during his lifetime.
What was the pope role in the christian church?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Pope is the Vicar of Christ on earth.
What is the title of the vicar of Christ on earth?
A:The Roman Catholic Church describes the Pope as the vicar of Christ on earth. However, there is no such title mentioned in the New Testament or the writings of the early church and it was Gregory VII who, 1000 years later, advocated the notion that the Pope is Christ's Vicar.
What is a vicker?
It's actually "vicar" and I believe it is a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman.
What is the difference between a vicar and priest?
A priest (Refereing to a Catholic) does mass as transfiguration / communion as transubstation and a vicar does a service in rememberance only. If i was you, i would go for option one , it is a true mass.
Was thomas cromwell a protesant?
Roman Catholic. Cromwell also supervised the Church of England from the unique post of Vicar General
What is the political and religious center of Roman Catholic Church called?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe political and religious center of the Catholic Church is a person, and He is called by the title and name of Our Blessed Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. His Vicar on earth is the Holy Father, who resides in the Vatican.
Why do Italians believe in the Catholic Church?
Most Italians are Roman Catholic. Rome is the home of the Vicar of Christ since the first century when St. Peter went there, and most of central Italy was ruled by the Vatican after the Roman Empire collapsed.
