CARTHUSIAN CISTERCIAN TRAPPIST SOME BENEDICTINE CONGEGATIONS
Roman Catholic AnswerThere is no such thing as "women's holy orders".
The catholic reformation created a few different things. The main things that the catholic reformation created new religious orders and reform the catholic church to rejoin.
Technically, there are no "Roman Catholic" Orders: 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. . Apostolicae Curae declared Anglican Orders null and void, NOT Catholic Orders.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Order of St. Francis, and its daughter Orders are all mendicant Orders of the Catholic Church. Their religious beliefs are, then, Catholic. The Franciscans have their own religious fervor that is built upon their founder's vision, St. Francis was told by God to rebuild His Church. The different Franciscan Orders have answered that call in several different ways, some are pastors, some preach retreats, etc. You can read more at the link below:
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. Of course not, Catholic Orders are valid.
There were a few things that the catholic church reformed. One of the main things they did were created new religious orders.
Roman Catholic AnswerThere have been hundreds of different orders in the Church. The main orders surviving from the early Church are the Order of St. Benedict, and the Order of St. Augustine (links below). After the turn of the millennium, we got the Order of St. Francis, and the Order of St. Dominic, which are both friars, and the Carthusians, an order of Hermits. At the time of the protestant revolt, there was a positive flowering of different orders, the most important of which was the Society of Jesus. There are many, orders today that are accepting members, many of which have their roots in medieval times, see the list below.
Holy Orders is the sacrament by which bishops, priests, and deacons are ordained to serve the Church by carrying out specific ministries. Through this sacrament, individuals receive the authority to lead the faithful, administer sacraments, and preach the Gospel. Holy Orders is considered one of the seven sacraments in the Catholic Church.
The official title of a candidate for holy orders is "seminarian" in the Roman Catholic Church.
In most Christian denominations, including the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church, women are not allowed to be ordained as priests. However, some Protestant denominations do permit women to be ordained as ministers and hold leadership positions within the church.
They are the same as the entire Catholic Church: Baptism Confirmation Penance (Reconciliation) Eucharist Matrimony Holy Orders Anointing of the Sick
If the person left the priesthood by going through the proper channels and has been officially laicized by the Church, he is free to marry in the Catholic Church.