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No. Only men are allowed to become Priests in the Catholic Church. Women however can become Nuns. It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church.
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Can a deacon become a priest?
In most Churches that have the threefold order (deacons, priests and bishops), like the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Churches, most deacons are ordained priests after one year being a deacon. However, some elect to remain as permanent deacons as this is where they believe their calling lies. Also, in the Roman Catholic Church married men are allowed to become deacons but are not, as yet, allowed to become priests (although some Catholic priests are now married - such as married Anglican priests who have moved to the Roman Catholic Church)> therefore, for married men the diaconate is the only order open to them and they remain deacons permanently.
Why are only men allowed to be priests?
In the Roman Catholic Church, the male priest represents God.Female priests are permitted in the Episcopal Church.
Must priests be gay to become a cardinal?
Roman Catholic AnswerDon't be disgusting, of course not.
Why can't woman become Catholic priests?
In the Roman Catholic Church the doctrine is that only men can be priests - the basis for this is that Christ only 'appointed' male apostles to follow him.
Women Priests in the Catholic Church?
No there are no female priests in the Roman Catholic Church. A priest represents Jesus on the Alter and a woman cannot do that. Religious women can become nuns but not priests.
If married can you be a priest?
In the Roman Catholic Church, it is required that a priest be celibate. This is to keep the priest from being distracted from doing God's will as a priest. However, if an Anglican or Orthodox priest who is married converts to Catholicism he is able to become a Catholic priest and keep his wife. In the Eastern Catholic Church though, the priests are allowed to marry though. Lutheran and Episcopalian Priests are allowed to marry as well.
Jesuits priest and roman Catholic priest is the same?
Jesuits are one order within the Roman Catholic Church. not all RC priests are Jesuits but all Jesuit priests are Roman Catholic.
Is the eastern orthodox church and roman catholic church's disagreement about weather or not priests should be allowed to marry a source of tension between them?
Yes, the issue of priestly celibacy is a point of contention between the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, married men can become priests, while the Roman Catholic Church requires celibacy for priests. This difference has been a historical source of tension between the two churches.
Who is a caring priest?
Roman Catholic AnswerAll priests should be caring priests.
What could Eastern Orthodox priests do that Roman Catholic priests could not?
They can get married.
Why aren't Roman Catholic priests Jesuit priest?
The Jesuit Order or the Society of Jesus is a Catholic Religious Order. Most Jesuits are ordained Catholic Priests, it is just a specific subset of priests.
What is a callot?
A callot is a skullcap worn by Roman Catholic priests.
