| Ordained Priest Question from on 06-20-2007: |
Locally we have a new priest, 61, just ordained that loss his wife, has a son .... I did not believe that any priest could have been married. I thought is was part of doctrine. What does the church teach with regards. |
Answer by Rev. Mark J. Gantley, JCL on 06-20-2007: |
The requirement of celibacy for priests in the Latin Church is a disciplinary requirement, not a matter of doctrine. Furthermore, celibacy means not being married. It does not mean that a person was never married previously. Marriage ends in death. If the priest's wife died, then he is no longer married, and is free to be ordained (all other questions of suitability aside). |
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