are orthodox priests allowed to get married?
2006-06-11 11:08:28 · 6 answers · asked by rafal_4 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yeah...only the orthodox monks cannot be married....and for the person that answered before me: how can u say something like that that?
2006-06-11 11:11:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly. Most Orthodox churches will allow an already married man to become a priest, but none (so far as I know) will allow a man who is already a priest to get married. Additionally, most Orthodox churches only allow married men to be ordained as a priest if they have been married for some time (traditionally 7 years).
2006-06-16 10:53:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep. I know a Catholic who wanted both to be a priest and also to marry his sweetheart. He considered becoming an Orthodox priest so he could marry, then reconvert to Catholicism and thus be allowed to be a married Catholic priest. Finally decided the Church would see through the plan and not allow it, so he got married. Twenty-five years later, they're still happy.
2006-06-11 18:48:36 · answer #3 · answered by Caritas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-11 18:11:02 · answer #4 · answered by vanessa_lynette24 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know
2006-06-11 18:12:35 · answer #5 · answered by girly7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, they can.
2006-06-11 18:17:48 · answer #6 · answered by mimma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋