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Offline love alabama

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« on: November 17, 2011, 02:48:01 PM »
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    • how does a priest get out of being a priest ? say he falls in love with a women and wants to marry
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    Offline s2srea

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    « Reply #1 on: November 17, 2011, 04:30:27 PM »
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    • WTH? Uh- impossible. Once a priest, always a priest. Holy Orders, like Baptism and Confirmation, leave an indelible mark on the soul which cant be removed.
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    « Reply #2 on: November 17, 2011, 04:31:17 PM »
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    • And a priest, doesn't become a priest overnight. He has many years to make sure he will be married to no one but the Church and his breviary.
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    Offline ServusSpiritusSancti

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    « Reply #3 on: November 17, 2011, 04:44:13 PM »
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    • That is why they tell those who are not certain of their vocation to join the seminary, then if you feel it isn't God's Will for you to be a priest, leave before you are ordained. That's the way Matthew did it. That is, afterall, something that is to be discerned BEFORE one becomes a priest, not after.

    A priest who wants to get married is basically cheating on the Church so to speak, because the Church is their bride.
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    « Reply #4 on: November 17, 2011, 09:25:17 PM »
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    • A priest can be laicized and marry in the church if his is dispensed from his vows.  He can never stop BEING a priest, though.
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