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If you are already a priest - no. However, if one is married (first marriage only), he can still become a priest.
Eastern Orthodox Priests are allowed to marry prior to ordination to one woman only. If the wife dies, the priest is unable to marry again or risk losing his office of Priesthood.
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What could Eastern Orthodox priests do that Roman Catholic priests could not?
They can get married.
What is the specific name you call a married priest?
A married priest is commonly referred to as a "celibate priest" in the context of the Roman Catholic Church, as they are typically required to remain celibate. However, in other Christian denominations, such as the Anglican Communion or certain Eastern Catholic Churches, married priests are simply called "married priests." In the Eastern Orthodox Church, they may be referred to as "married clergy."
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.
Are there any married Catholic priests practicing in Houston?
No. Catholic priests do not get married.
What is the name of chaplain that can marry and have kids?
The chaplain who can marry and have children is typically referred to as a "married clergy" member, often seen in various Protestant denominations, such as Anglican, Lutheran, or Methodist traditions. In the Catholic Church, however, priests generally do not marry or have children, except for those who are married clergy from other denominations who convert to Catholicism. In some Eastern Catholic Churches, married priests are permitted.
Why are priests not allow marry?
In most Christian churches, clergy are allowed to marry. Indeed in some churches there are priests married to each other (e.g. in the Church of England there are many husband and wife clergy families). This includes most Protestant churches and the Orthodox church, where parish priests can be married but monks, bishops and above remain celibate. The largest church with celibate priests is the Roman Catholic church. In this church, it is held that celibacy helps the priest to focus on God and service to the church. However, the issue of celibacy is not a matter of faith or theology, but a vow imposed on the majority of western-rite (Latin) Roman Catholic priests. The major reason for this requirement is to prevent a conflict between family life and service to a priest's parishioners. Contrary to widely held opinion, there are, and always have been, married priests in the Catholic church. Eastern-rite Catholic priests, such as the Maronites, and, more recently, already married Anglican priests who convert to Catholicism and wish to be Catholic priests, continue to serve in the priesthood. One condition of priesthood for married former-Anglican priests is that they may not serve in the role of principal parish priest, in order to conform with the principle of celibacy imposed on the majority of Roman Catholic priests. It is worth remembering that many of the early priests of the church, including the first pope (St Peter) were married.
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 Ukrainian Catholic priests allowed to marry?
Yes, however an Ukrainian catholic priest cannot be married after he is ordained. So they have to get married before. More info the Ukrainian catholic religion: http://www.wcr.ab.ca/news/2002/0617/onechurch061702.shtml
Why does the priest wear a vestment mitre?
Normally, priests do not wear a mitre, only a bishop does. In the Eastern Catholic Churches there are mitred archpriests or chorbishops who are ordained priests that are entitled to wear a mitre.
Can christian priests be married?
No. Ordination is not considered a marriage. In the Roman Catholic, Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Old Catholic and Anglican churches, ordination is identified with the sacrament of Holy Orders and is the means by which one is included in one of the three major orders: bishop, priest, or deacon.
What are the beliefs concerning marriage of the clergy?
Unlike the Roman Catholic or most Orthodox Churches, Protestant churches allow their ministers to marry. Therefore, within the Methodist Church, ministers are free to marry whom they like.
Which churches permit same-sex marriage?
I cannot speak for all denominations, but many Protestant denominations allow women priests or ministers. The three that most people would know about are 1. The United Reformed Church (including Presbyterian and Congregationalist) that has had women ministers for decades. 2. The Methodist Church that also has had women ministers for decades. 3. The Anglican Church (which includes the Episcopalians in the USA) that also allows women priests, and, in some Anglican churches, women bishops too. The founder Church of the Anglican communion of Churches, the Church of England, has had women priests since the 1990s, and is currently exploring the consecration of women bishops. There are many other churches that have women leaders (eg the Salvation Army) although they are not regarded as 'ordained' in the same sense as the above three churches.
