Priests

Yes. There is absolutely no restriction on marriage for both female or male priests in the Anglican Church. My wife has been an Anglican priest since 2001 and I am due to be ordained a priest in 2012.

Within the Anglican Church even homosexual priests (both male and female) are allowed to be in a civil partnership. However, the diocesan bishop sponsoring them for ordination must be satisfied that the partnership is for non-sexual reasons (eg so that a surviving partner inherits as next of kin on the death of the other partner) and that the relationship between them, though loving, is non-sexual.

Generally, priests may not marry. However, if a married priest from the Anglican or Orthodox Church decides to become a Catholic priest, he can remain married. However, divorce is neither recognized nor permitted by the Catholic Church.

Divorce is a civil matter. If a Catholic priest were married (a situation that happens, for example, in very few non-Latin rite churches or in the case where a married Anglican priest converts to the Catholic Church and wants to be a Catholic priest), it would be the same for him. I would hope it would not happen, but if he and his wife divorced, it would be a civil matter as well. Unless his marriage were annulled (recognized as invalid from the beginning), the Church would still consider him bound by the sacrament of Matrimony, because contracts (civil marriage) are the domain of the state, and sacraments are the domain of the Church.

In Buddhism, female Monks are called 'Bhikkhuni' The name bhikkhuni refers to a fully ordained Buddhist nun i.e. a woman who has taken higher ordination (upasampada) in the Buddhist monastic community. Bhikkhunis of the Theravada tradition observe the 311 precepts. They live a simple life, equal to that of a bhikkhu or monk, but quite different from that of other women. A bhikkhuni wears orange robes, shaves her head, lives near the Sangha (a monastic commnuity), learns and practises the Buddha's teaching and listens to Dhamma talks every 15 days.

Yes, priests were respected during the middel age. the church, controlled by the priests were a stablizing center during the time when the government was weak. the priests were also given gifts and money for the fogiveness for the sin they sold

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Amongst true Catholics they where respected, umoungst other faiths they where hated. This was a time of the Inqisitions and many priests used this to extract money from rich merchants and lords. It was also used to establish there authority over the people and created fear across all nations. Most historians now agree that most people where innocent of the heresy charges against them. So yes, they where respected, not because they where "good" people, but because of the hold they had over the life and death of people in those times.

Priests do a variety of things for the community/parish . Primarily they help with everything church based . They are the ones whom do funeral masses , they as well do masses for weddings .They take communion(hosts ) to the elderly or sick from around the neighborhood. They also are 'psychologists'/'therapists' they speak with people from their parishes and give them guidance. A parishioner once said he spoke with a priest from his parish twice a week for a year , he said 'It was like getting free therapy sessions ' . Priests as well help with the parish schools . Considering they are in charge of the school next to the principal .You can always see them in a school functions , meetings or special events . As open as they are to speaking to people they also when available help people with their confessions . They are there for what a person would like to tell God , they act act as highways to God . Priests are almost always mistaken for sitting in their rectory home and do nothing except sleep and pray which is vital to a good life but they do so much for the community it's almost impossible for them to at times see their families much .

It depends upon the denomination of the church. Roman Catholic priests are exclusively male and are not allowed personal relationships with women as they vow celibacy at their ordination. However, other denominations (such as Anglican and Episcopalian, and Methodists) all allow their priests and ministers (male and female) to marry and therefore, unless there is another reason why not (e.g. he or she is already dating or is married!!) it would be well within the 'rules' to date if he or she agrees.

Priests wear black colored tunics. This color was chosen to represent the hierarchy of clergy members. For example, the pope wears white, bishops wear amaranth red, and cardinals wear scarlet red.

No, the Society of Jesus is comprised entirely of men, most of whom are priests. Some of them are not yet in priestly Orders and others remain brothers, depending on their vocation and their abilities they perform different service jobs in the Order.

The ordained priesthood in the Catholic Church is indispensable as it was established by Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ. Each and every priest stands as "another Christ" and is the authorized mediator who offers a true sacrifice in acknowledgment of God's supreme dominion over human beings and in expiation for their sins. Christ is the first, last, and greatest priest of the New Law. He is the eternal high priest who offered himself once and for all on the Cross, a victim of infinite value, and he continually renews that sacrifice on the altar through the ministry of the Church's priests. - extracted from A Modern Catholic Dictionary by Fr. John Hardon, S.J.

The Aztec priests were so powerful because they were the only ones who could make offerings (or sacrifices) to the Gods. It was believed that the priests had contact with the Gods and knew what they wanted, therefore the Aztec people revered their priests and did what they were told to do by them.

The priest and deacon prostrate themselves before the altar at the beginning of the Good Friday services as a sign of deep reverence and of deep anguish for the suffering Christ.

Diocesan priests (priests that are pastors of a specific parish) get paid, although they don't get paid much.

Religious priests (priests that are members of a religious order such as the Franciscans) don't get paid because they take vows of poverty.

Short answer? The priest (deacon, or Bishop) kisses the Lectionary following the proclamation of the Gospel because it is specified in the rubrics so to do. The rubrics specify this as he has just proclaimed the Word of God. And, as we all know, the Word of God, is Jesus Christ, Himself.

You go into a private area with the priest and he will ask you some simple questions depending on your age. He will then ask you if you have anything you would like to confess. Simple put get off your chest and ask for forgiveness from God. He will then say some prayers and ask you to say certain prayers and tell you to go in peace. It's not as scary as some people make it out to be.

A monsignor is a member of the clergy of the Catholic Church who has received an ecclesiastical honorific title from the pope. A monsignor is a clergy member who provides the church with special governance.

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1517 was the year the idea of a different Christian church came about. Therefore, there were no Protestants yet.

The French for 'Priest' is Prêtre. But most often they are called Pere <lastname> as in Pere Jacques (Father John.)

Patrick was a bishop not a priest or nun anyway a nun i s a female's role

Yes, a Monsignor can anoint the sick as he has valid Holy Orders. The title Monsignor is conferred upon a validly ordained priest as an honorific, i.e. a title for one's accomplishments, and he still remains a priest after the title is given him.. Think of it in this way: your friend John has a baby - he now receives a new title called "father"....but he still remains the same man a husband and your friend.

Celibacy in the priesthood slowly evolved over the centuries. The first Apostles were mostly married men and in the early centuries married priests were the norm. About the fourth century (306 -335) celibacy was beginning to be introduced (however priests were not forbidden to marry), and most were married. In the eleventh century (1045) priests needed to be unmarried and remain celibate in order to be ordained.

In the twelfth century (1013 and 1039) priestly marriages were decreed void, but at least 50% of priests were still married and remained married-their exact nature for celibacy was not known.

During the 15th through 17th centuries the strictures to be celibate gain strength and slowly the priesthood transitions to an unmarried, celibate occupation.

Even into the 20th century there are married catholic priests, those who convert from Anglican or Episcopal church, however, they are expected to remain celebate.

It would depend on if you were talking including chapels in "all Catholic Churches" or just parish Churches. All parish churches have a long list of things in common: an altar, the reserved Sacrament, holy water, confessionals, the Stations of the Cross, etc.