Can Catholic priest now get married and have children?
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No Because they vowed and received a sacrament from the that they are offering their whole life to God
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Decide which church you want to have your servide in and then invite both the priest and the pastor to officiate.  The priest can give you a blessing.  As a graduate student I took as my research project the Pre-Cana marriage preparation course offerred by the Catholic Church for engaged couples and it is a solid, excellent program to sort out issues before they become difficulties after a couple is married.  Whatever church you eventually decide to settle in does not matter.  This Pre-Cana program will help you more than I can say and give you tools to deal with problems when they arise.  Peace and joy!
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First of all, any sin can be forgiven, with the exception of final despair ( that would be, say, you are killing yourself and right up until your very last thought, you believe God doesn't love you and you have no regrets about what you are doing)\n\nWe Catholics have the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)to bring our relationship with God back in line with where it should be when we have sinned. Don't let anyone fool you- it isn't easy. It is NOT ," Oh, Catholics think they can do ANYTHING, then go to Confession." WRONG. If you do it right, the point is it is really HARD to confess the things you do that disappoint God (we are not talking to the priest in Confession, we are talking to God- the priest speaks on His behalf). When you walk out of the Confessional, knowing your soul is as pure as on the day of your Baptism- THAT is the most AWESOME feeling!\n\nSo, again, almost any sin can be forgiven. You must be sorry for doing it and truly want to avoid that sin forever, take it to God in Confession...and He forgets it forever!\n\nMost people's moral faults are not known to the world, so rarely would that keep them from being able to be married in the Church. \n\nHaving said that, Matrimony is a Sarament for Catholics- that is why Catholic weddings are so ceremonius and include Mass whenever possible. If a couple enters into marriage while in a state of sin ( not having been to Confession as soon as possible prior to the wedding) they are not allowing themselves to be as open to the grace of the Sacrament as possible.\n\nDivorce is not a sin, but Jesus said marriage is permanent- so REMARRYING after divorce IS a sin. It is adultery. An annulment is a declaration after investigation that a marriage was not Sacramental in nature, therefore did not really 'take.' \n\nThe amount requested by the Diocese for an annulment is a FRACTION of the true cost, and no one is required to pay if they cannot afford it. It is emotionally difficult, but there is a reason. You are supposed to learn something from the process to help you keep your next marriage together. Were you too immature to choose a life mate? Did you fail to think of your spouse moe than yourself? What did you do right and what did you do wrong.  The reason family and friends are questiopned is because they watched your marriage fall apart- only they didn't say anything to you so you could try to keep it together. They offer third party insight and confirmation of what happened, just like in any court case.\n\nIf you want to learn more about the Catholic Church, I recommend 2 books:\n\nThe Catechism of the Catholic Church and Catholicism for Dummies.
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Here's how you get away with this.  Get married outdoors by whoever you can get to do it.  Then after the wedding have your priest bless the marriage, which makes it legal in the eyes of the church.
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You must remember: no matter what non Catholic religion your spouse is, as long as the children are raised Catholic and you are married Catholic it should be ok.
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If you are a Catholic (and I assume you are) that should be one of the first questions you ought to ask as you plan your future. Why? because if you don't give it serious consideration, and just follow the pack and get married, etc., it will then be too late to change your mind and discover you did have a religious vocation after all. But if you give the life of a Paulist first chance, and decide to try your vocation, what do you have to lose if it doesn't work out? Only a few months! And then you can go and do something else. \n\nI can't tell you the number of adults I hear say, "I love my wife and kids, but I find myself longing for the religious life. If only only I had given it a chance when I was younger." \n\nGo for it, man, while you can! It is, after all, only TRYING a vocation!
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The Catholic Church does in fact "frown" on divorce.  However, you can pretty much commit just about any sin, pay a fee (some are heavier than others) and be reinstated in the church.
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No.  More screening should be done to keep out pedophiles.  The vast majority of clergy would never molest a child.  If members of the clergy were to have an affair with someone, with the majority of clergy it would be with an adult.  I am thankful that these scandals have finally been brought to light because now things are being to done make sure that new cleryg are not pedophiles and that clergy that are pedophiles will not work with children and will most likely be dismissed.\n\nIt is ok - clergy become clergy because they WANT a celibate life.  It is not like they did not know what it meant coming in.  They go through years of school before finally taking their vows.   They choose to dedicate their lives to God for their spirtitual fulfillment and for the good of the rest of the flock.  Clergy with Children would try and will church property to them after death, would think of their children first and not the whole flock and would just in general not be able to give one hundred percent of their time to a life of prayer.  Being a clergy member is hard work.  It would be selfish to expect a lay person to live around the life of a clergy member.  But let us not forget - the clergy marry God.  Life is not all about sex and the clergy realize this.
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Yes.  The current ban on marrage for priests stems from when individual priests held important political power in there local communities, and also held the right to land owned by the church.  This power and wealth would often find its way to his wife and children.\n\nToday this is not much of a issue in major christian based faiths.
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If you want to get married in a catholic church, you will be given all kinds of "conditions" and have to jump through all kinds of hoops to satisfy the priest.  Even after you jump through all the hoops, he might refuse to let you actually walk up the aisle, you might have to stand at the back of the church and get married there.  And the priest also might look and see how much your fiance has donated, and if it is not enough, he might still might not do the ceremony until your fiance satisfies his greed.\n\nUpdate to david_in_mil...:  My brother was one of the people I know that went through it.  He and his wife did all the nonsense the priest demanded, then he told them he would not marry them because he looked at the ledger, and saw no donations from him or his wife.  When they explained that she did not like using envelopes and simply put the money in the collection basket, he said she had no proof, and until they met his price, no wedding.  They went to an Episcopal church and were married there - no nonsense, no problems.
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Hi,\n\nCurrently Catholic prieast are not technically allowed to marry.\nHowever it is not written in stone...\n\nPriest were married for the longest time.\nCelibacy was instituted in order to correct certain social issues in the past. The Church at the time face the issues of Priest who could not totally devote themselves to their community because of their own family obligations thus creating conflict of interest....\n\nThere is currently a specific Catholic Order adopted by the Church in Africa. Because of cultural realities, those priest are recognized by the Vatican as offical priest and can marry... But that is an exception.\n\nIn the West, the issue will have no choice but to be readdressed soon... As the number of Priests are dwindling yet the number of lay are increasing... Plus there is the place of women... \n\nMy five cents ;-)
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Yes Yes .. !!\ni have heard about such a religion .. where u have to kiss the priest n then take a bath with a very old person who had accepted that religion atleast 50 years ago. so u must take a bath with his father in law (but that means he is married ..otherwise from where will his father in law come into picture?? and if he s gettin married to u ..then his father in law is ur father ?? oh no !! )) .. so yeah take a bath with that old guy n get ur religion converted !! \n ((bdw.. i am the father in law .. guys please convince this gal to take a bath with me!))
510797
Hope this helps..Also I think pastors/priests can do marriage counseling....
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You're saying that legally you're divorced but the catholic church does not recognize the divorce...so can you still remarry?\n\nyes you can still marry because the law is what counts...separation of church and state
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Of course they can -- it happens all the time.  It might have to be a civil ceremony if either the minister or rabbi prefer not to perform the ceremony.  Regardless of who performs it, the marriage is still recognized by all.\n\nMany Christian women convert to Judaism -- their children are born Jews just the same as any other Jew.  Many Christians seem to believe that Judaism has something to do with a bloodline.  Not true.\n.
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I am not a priest, but I am the CRE of a Catholic parish. I also work with engaged couples in marriage preparation.\n\nIf you are able to live together, why can't you get married?\n\nThat's my question. It sounds like you want to do this right and not have sex before marriage. \n\nGood for you!\n\nAnd you are right, living together would be a temptation- not to mention cause the sin of scandal even if you AREN'T having sex ( because people will think you are anyway.)\n\nYou should talk to a priest. Are you wanting to hurry up getting married because she was kicked out? Not the best reason to enter marriage. Is there a female friend or family member she can live and share rent with for a few months. Even one of your friends or relatives would be perferable to her moving in with you.\n\nWeddings don't have to be the hideous displays we are used to seeing. The only things that matter are the bride, groom, priest and 1 or 2 witnesses. You can do that any day, and go have lunch at McDonalds if that is all you can afford. THE SACRAMENT IS WHAT MATTERS, NOT THE PARTY!!!!\n\nAs for children, you really need to research Natural Family Planning. It is NOT rhythm method, and is so effective, many infertile couples have used it to conceive after giving up on expensive and painful shots!\n\nCheck out www.ccli.org  note that is ORG, not COM.\n\nIt already sounds like you have good control over yourself. Natural Family Planning allows a couple to cooperate with God in planning their family. The couple grows in the love using NFP. \n\nAlso NFP, used properly, is as effective as the Pill, without the awful side effects- one of which IS killing babies. The pill works in 2 ways. The first is by trying to prevent an egg from being released. But if she doesn't take the Pill like clockwork, or forgets to change the patch or get the shot at exactly the right time, an egg can slip out. So the second way the Pill works is by changing the lining of the uterus so a fertilized egg ( in other words a BABY) cannot implant...so it gets flushed down the toilet or thown out with a used maxi pad. Is that really what you want for your baby?\n\n\nThe Pill kills.\n\nAbove all, I ask you to re-read your own question. If neither of you "is ready to have a child for financial, emotional, and mental reasons" you need to think about whether you are really ready to enter marriage. While marriage is a wonderful thing, you really need tremendous maturity and emotional stability to make it last. It is much tougher than you think.\n\nTalk to your priest. Look for other housing for your girlfriend. Or find a cheap room for your self and let her live in the nicer or safer location. Sounds like you need to stop and think before you rush into marriage- or you'll soon be rushing to divorce.
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I doubt it. Church Councils only happen every hundred or so years.  In fact we have not inplemented Vatican II properly yet.  The issue of Womens Ordination to the priesthood is settled forever.  A married priesthood is only a remote possibility.  Abortion, euthansia are settled.  The papacy has been settled for 2000 years.