No. However they can be married prior to becoming ordained a Deacon and stay married. They can have children before or after the ordination as a married Deacon.
However, it is my understanding that, once ordained, the deacon must remain celebate.
Yes, if done with permission of the pastor. A deacon, however, can not say Mass, hear confessions or anoint the sick. He can lead prayer services (such as Stations of the Cross, novenas, etc.) and can baptize and marry couples.
A Deacon is an ordained minister and cleric of the Catholic Church and has the authority to perform the Sacraments of Baptism, and Marriage providing there is no Mass. This is because, unlike a Priest, a Deacon cannot preside over the Eucharistic Sacrament. They are sanctioned to read the gospel and deliver the homily during Mass as well.
In the Catholic Church, once a man has received ordination of the diaconate, he cannot marry. However, if a man is already married, he can then become a deacon (this is known as being part of the permanent diaconate, as opposed to the transitional diaconate, which is for men who intend to become priests). Should a permanent deacon's wife pass away, he is not free to marry again.
A catholic deacon is only allowed to be married once. If he gets a divorce he will have to live a single life.
Yes, no problem at all, as long as the partner is free to marry in the catholic Church. He would need to check with priest or deacon about the partner's freedom to marry.
Yes. A church that permits opposite-sex couples to marry, should also permit same-sex couples to marry.
Yes a catholic Deacon can marry a couple in a civil ceremony. The only rights the deacon does not posses is "Confessions" and "Holy Eucharist - i.e. Celebration of the mass."
It depends upon the level of his ordination.If he is a laychaplain - i.e. if he is not ordained - then yes, he can marry.If he has been ordained a deacon in the Catholic Church, then again, he can marry.But if the chaplain is an ordained priest (or bishop), then in the Roman Catholic Church they are not allowed to marry and take a vow of celibacy (not having sex) at their ordination.There has been a lot of controversy over this man-made rule recently especially as a very small percentage of priests in the Anglican Church (who ARE allowed to marry) have defected to the Catholic Church because they disagreed with women in the Anglican Church being allowed to be ordained. This has caused quite a stir and many feel the ban on marriage of priests in the Roman Catholic Church as outdated and wrong and are looking to the time when married priests and bishops (of both sexes) will be allowed into the Catholic Church.
Generally not. The catholic would need to get permission first from his/her bishop if he/she wants to be married in a presbyterian church (assuming he or she wants to be married according to the laws of catholic church).
.Catholic AnswerYes, in the normal way of doing things, a Catholic must be married before a priest or deacon in a Church. In the Catholic faith marriage is a religious act, taken in the presence of God. Hence marriages not performed by the proper authority is not a marriage at all in the strictest sense.
Yes, not only must they take a class, but the Catholic must receive special permission (which is not always given) from the Bishop to have a wedding outside of a Catholic Church. Even if it is outside a Catholic Church, the wedding must still be witnessed by a Catholic priest (deacon, or bishop) or it is not valid.
The Catholic Church does not ask for your immigration status.