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Studies by some Catholic scholars, such as the Ukrainian Roman Cholij [31] and Christian Cochini, [32] have argued for the theory that, in early Christian practice, married men who became priests—they were often older men, "elders"—were expected to live in complete continence, refraining permanently from sexual relations with their wives.
In some Christian churches, such as the western and some eastern sections of the Catholic Church, priests and bishops must as a rule be unmarried men. In others, such as the Eastern Orthodox Church, the churches of Oriental Orthodoxy and some of the Eastern Catholic Churches, married men may be ordained as deacons or priests, but may not remarry if their wife dies, and celibacy is required ...
In practice, ordination was not an impediment to marriage; therefore some priests did marry even after ordination." [7] "The tenth century is claimed to be the high point of clerical marriage in the Latin communion. Most rural priests were married and many urban clergy and bishops had wives and children."
Actor plays a priest during an election for the pope in the forthcoming film ‘Conclave’ Stanley Tucci says church would improve if priests were allowed to marry: ‘It would change everything ...
The Roman Catholic Church should "seriously think" about allowing priests to marry, a senior Vatican official and advisor to Pope Francis said in an interview published on Sunday. "This is ...
In one of the most significant decisions of his papacy, and an apparent bow to pressure from more conservative Catholics, Pope Francis has dismissed a proposal to allow married men to become priests.
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A deacon or priest may not marry, or remarry if widowed, without abandoning his clerical office. Often, widowed priests take monastic vows . Orthodox bishops are always monks; a single or widowed man may be elected a bishop but he must be tonsured a monk before consecration as a bishop.