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  2. Clerical celibacy in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches, in general, rule out ordination of married men to the episcopate, and marriage after priestly ordination. Throughout the Catholic Church, East as well as West, a priest may not marry. In the Eastern Catholic Churches, a married priest is one who married before being ordained.

  3. Clerical marriage - Wikipedia

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    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."

  4. Clerical celibacy - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Twinception: Twin brothers and twin sisters marry in ... - AOL

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    The bridesmaids, page boys and flower girls were all identical twins, too! Twinception: Twin brothers and twin sisters marry in front of twin priests Skip to main content

  6. List of disqualifications for the Jewish priesthood - Wikipedia

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    A male Kohen may not marry a divorcee, a prostitute, or a dishonored woman (חללה) (Leviticus 21:7) A Kohen who enters into such a marriage loses the entitlements of his priestly status while in that marriage. The Kohen is not permitted to forgo his status and marry a woman prohibited to him (Leviticus 21:6–7). However, in the event that a ...

  7. We're identical twins who married another set of identical ...

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    Back when they were single, identical twins sisters Venessa and Kerissa Sealby never dreamed they would marry identical twin brothers. “We didn’t have any interest in dating twins,” Venessa ...

  8. Sacerdotalis caelibatus - Wikipedia

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    Sacerdotalis caelibatus (Latin for "Of priestly celibacy") is an encyclical written by Pope Paul VI.Acknowledging the traditions given by the Holy Spirit to the Church in the East and acknowledging some few pastoral exceptions in the West, the encyclical explains and defends the Catholic Church's tradition of clerical celibacy in the West.

  9. Conjoined twin Abby Hensel is now married - AOL

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    Conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel first gained national attention when they appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 1996. Now the sisters have reached a major life milestone: Abby is married.