Is a friar Catholic

Answer 1

Yes.

A friar is a mendicant. They are different from monks in that they do not live a cloistered life. So whereas a monk lives most of their life cut off from the outside world in a monastery, a friar lives in the community and supports it. In simple terms, they are like monks that donate almost all of their time to community service in some form.

A friar, like a monk, still takes the vows of celibacy, obedience and poverty. However, they do not live a cloistered life and usually do not take a vow of silence.

I have never heard of it the term friar being used to describe anyone who wasn't Catholic.

Answer 2

A friar may or may not be a priest. A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders: Dominicans, Franciscans, etc. Just like a monk, any single member may be ordained to the priesthood, or may remain a brother. Friar, in and of itself, does not denote whether he has been ordained to the clergy.

Answer 3

A friar may or may not be a priest. A "friar" is like a "monk" as in they are members of orders. A monk is usually a member of the Benedictine order, or other similar orders. A friar is usually a member of a mendicant order like the Franciscans.

Answer 4

A friar usually belongs to an order of priests, but its an outdated term, and not currently in use.

Answer 5

Yes they are, they are Catholic priests belonging to the Franciscan Order, an Order named after Saint. Francis of Assisi.

Answer 6

Friars are frequently priests who belong to a religious order. Franciscan priests are known as Friars. Some priests work for the diocese to which they belong and are not called Friars.

Answer 7

Friars are members of a mendicant Order: like the Dominicans or Franciscans. They may or may not be priests.

Answer 8

yes