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No, married priests are not expected to be celibate (a term that in Catholic contexts specifically means “unmarried”) after taking their vows, they remain marri
by dragonwriter 2y ago
No, married priests are not expected to be celibate (a term that in Catholic contexts specifically means “unmarried”) after taking their vows, they remain married.
Nor are they expected to refrain from sex within marriage, which may be what you mean.
- pqtyw 2y agoWhat is the standard path for a married man to become a Roman Rite Catholic priest (besides being a married Anglican priest who decided to convert)?
- AStonesThrow 2y agoBeing a married Anglican priest is basically the only conventional way to do that. The discipline of celibacy is otherwise strictly observed. Of course, if a married Eastern Catholic priest decided to join the Latin Church with the rest of his family, this could happen too. But generally, a married man will want to discern the diaconate, as the priesthood will simply be out of the question, except in these exceptional circumstances.