a friend of mine wants to become a priest in the roman catholic church,can he still get married or would he not be able to? only sensibl answers please as this is a serious question!
2006-11-01 14:53:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, they can not get married because when you are a priest you are giving your whole life focus to God. Your love is God and no one else. They are married to God, just as Nuns are married to God. They still have friends and they go outside and everything. But they are taking a vow to focus their lives on God.
2006-11-01 14:58:47 · answer #1 · answered by someone ha 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a FEW married men who, later in life (while still married) are allowed to become a Roman Catholic priest. As far as I know, no man who has became an RC priest is then allowed to get married ... and if he does then most likely he will be in suspension of all priestly functions.
And probably it wouldn't be acceptable if he were to marry and then want to become a priest ... and how would you feel if he were to be away for perhaps 7 years, at University and Seminary ... and maybe way over in the Vatican, etc.?
If the two of you really want to be married and him to be a catholic priest, why not try some of the eastern catholic (Orthodox) kinds?
2006-11-01 15:01:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he becomes a roman Catholic priest, he will not be able to marry and will need to take a vow of celibacy. If he becomes a pastor or revered from a different protestant denomination, he can still get married.
Episcopal is pretty close to Catholicism if he wants both.
2006-11-01 14:57:49 · answer #3 · answered by tallnfriendlyone 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you friend is a Roman Catholic (which he has to be to become a priest) he should know this!!!
Roman Catholic Priests cannot marry, they cannot have sexual relations with anyone ever, they make a vow of celibacy.
2006-11-01 14:57:43 · answer #4 · answered by libbyft 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, priests in the Roman Catholic Church may not marry. They take a vow of celibacy
2006-11-01 14:56:21 · answer #5 · answered by Gardener for God(dmd) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A catholic priest cannot get married..
2006-11-01 14:55:51 · answer #6 · answered by ♡ Choc ♡ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Priests are not allowed to marry.See if maybe he may want to go to the Lutheran church, it is almost like Catholic except you can marry.
2006-11-01 14:56:56 · answer #7 · answered by Piper 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Roman Catholic preists can't be married. He could probably be a preacher or something in another church; I'm sure someone else has more info than I do (just my Catholic upbringing).
2006-11-01 14:57:26 · answer #8 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im unsure but i dont think catholic priests can have a sexual relationship they have to make a vow of chastety
2006-11-01 15:02:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
As I understand it, the rc's do not allow preist to marry. Too bad he is catholic, he has bigger problems then not being able to marry! The rc religion is packed with errors that are not consistent with the teaching of the Bible.
2006-11-01 15:01:56 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋