2007-12-29 03:11:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Some Catholic monks have been ordained as priests and some have not.
A monk, or friar, is a man who belongs to one of the monastic orders in the Church, such as Basilians, Benedictines, Cistercians and Carthusians.
A monk can be a religious brother or an priest. Both take vows of celibacy, poverty, and obedience but only priests are ordained.
If the monk is an ordained priest then he can celebrate a Mass.
Monks can have many different jobs in a monastery.
With love in Christ.
2007-12-29 15:00:04 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
these are two different categories. Monasticism (monkhood) is a 'lifestyle' for a Christian; Priesthood is a ministry. Historically most monks have not been Priests. In the past few hundred years in the Catholic Church most monks have been Priests, but they are not necessarily related. St Anthony the Great, founder of monasticism, was not a Priest.
2007-12-29 04:29:07 · answer #2 · answered by rebecca v d liep 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of them are. Some have not the omplete ordaining and are called Brothers. Some orders accept only brothers, some are mixed.
Exceptionally monks can have no ordaining at all. Special permission is needed, I believe from the Vatican.
2007-12-29 03:24:41 · answer #3 · answered by kwistenbiebel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In general, no.
However, in some sense yes, as Catholics believe that Baptism is Baptism into the Prophecy, Priesthood, and Kingship of Jesus.
2007-12-29 03:17:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Um, some are because there is this one monk, who I believe is a saint, and he is a father and can do the Eucharist... or he just brought it with him....
2007-12-29 03:18:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋