Are Married Priests a Good Idea? w/ Fr. Jason Charron
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Father Explains the history behind Eastern and Western disciplines on Celibacy.
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Celibacy is a discipline not a doctrine, but it is founded on Christâs own example as the Bridegroom of the Church. His whole being is for her, and the priestâs should be as well.
Priests are not able to devote time to a family and time to the parish. I agree wit Pope Emeritus Benedict, no to married priests
I have no problem objectively with married men being ordained to the priesthood. But itâs delusional if people think it will solve the current crisis of men answering the call to priesthood, and other issues with the clergy. Marriage doesnât magically grant faithfulness. (Edited for gr)
I would like you to get someone on to defend priestly celebacy
Married priests are the future of the Catholic Church. Bring back married priests like we had in the times of old.
From this interview I get the feeling that the proposition is that married priests is a good idea. I don't think so, and we have 2023 years of church tradition to prove that celibacy is the correct way. It's true that some of the apostles were married, but common sense dictates that a priest should give all of his time and efforts to the service of the church of Jesus Christ. A married priest by definition is unable to do that because he has responsibilities as a father and husband. Also, a married priest would be subject to the risks of a failed marriage among other things. Think about the effect that this would have on the reputation of the church and on the faith of the flock. Just imagine the scandals, rumors and gossip. God in his holy wisdom has guided the church to the benefits of celibacy and who are we to change that. I'm by no means suggesting that the priest in this interview isn't a great and holy priest. On the contrary I wish and pray that he is, but celibacy I understand is what God prefers for his church.
With priests acting âin persona Christiâ are they not mystically married to the Church like Christ is?
No, they arenât a good idea in the Latin rite.
I like that he points out that some have a vocation to the priesthood and some to celibacy, but they need not necessarily go together. I've known excellent married priests, and I've known celibate priests who, were they to marry, probably would not be nearly as effective in their ministry. Like the call to the priesthood, the call to celibacy is a vocation that comes from God alone.
According to the Doctrine of the Church, Jesus gave Peter the responsibility for the church. Peter was married. Priests should be married and have the support of a Godly wife. Monks are a different breed and are called to live a life of solitude. There's a big difference. Both should be permitted and supported. If this was the case, following Peter's example, which Christ was clearly ok with, I believe more men would be inclined to become a priest.
Marriage and celibacy are both virtuous and beautiful. Paul says as much in the New Testament--we each have our calling.
In Britain now we have quite a few married priests who are converts from the Anglican church. They do extra traing before ordination as Catholic Priests. My own parish priest is one of these, with a Catholic wife and three teenage children. There are pros and cons for both him and us. His first priority mst be to his wife and family, so school holidays are a problemâŠwe have no daily MassâŠ..he is a lone priest as we have such a shortage. He has his marriage vows. It does mean he has less time for his flock. However, he is fully aware of problems in families and very inderstanding of children, and marriage difficulties, and therefore is very approachable. Wevare grateful to have him, but I think the celibate priesthood is a very good thing as they have more time for their prayer life, and ability to advise on this. I am 88, Catholic since 1958. +
Fr. Jason Charron is a solid, faithful man. He's worth listening to.
In Eastern Orthodoxy, if priests are already married before they are ordained they are allowed to stay married. They are not permitted to marry after they are ordained. This makes perfect sense as it would be quite inappropriate for ordained priests to be going out on the town chasing women all night on a Saturday and then delivering the Divine Liturgy the next day while hung over. đ
I was married prior to being a Catholic. If the church were to allow marriage among the clergy then I would become a priest at the soonest opportunity
This might be a personal thing - Iâve talked to many married Eastern Orthodox priests and celibate Roman Rite Catholic priests and a married Eastern Rite Catholic priests - the ones that were celibate had more weight with me because they had given up marriage and the love of a woman and given up progeny and having kids for Christ. Whereas the married priests always seemed to have their cake and eat it too. They got to be married have kids and have a parish that loved them. There was not as much suffering and sacrifice. Another personal opinion, the sacrifice and suffering made by these celibate priests not only made them have more weight with me but they also (rather consistently) had more humility. I found their spiritual insight and understanding of the spiritual life deeper and I assumed this was because they had suffered and sacrificed. You canât learn about this type of suffering and sacrifice in a book, you learn it by actually suffering and sacrificing.
Pope Benedict XVI has a great argument in âFrom the Depths of our Hearts.â He basically says, the Old Testament priests had to remain continent for a period of time surrounding the offering of sacrifice. Since New Testament priests offer the sacrifice of the Mass every day, they must always be continent, hence celibacy. old testament priests only had to dedicate themselves to worship at set times, so marriage and the priesthood were compatible. But priests of the New Testament have their âentire life in contact with the divine mystery.â So he says what was once a functional abstinence was transformed into an ontological abstinence. So it might be a discipline, but itâs not a mere discipline. It is not on the same level of how long you must fast before communion or which days are holy days of obligation.
How does a married priest handle the responsibility he owes to the Church and the responsibility he owes to his family? I'm asking because a kid needs their dad aplenty, but so does a group of parishioners their priest. I'm speaking out of what I've seen, but my priest is constantly working and has been all his life, even now in his old age. I can't imagine how much he worked for the church in his youth, and can't imagine how he hypothetically could have handled a family.
As a Roman Rite priest, I have no idea where father gets that priests and Monk's were united in the West. It is patently wrong. Monks, until recent centuries were almost exclusively laymen with only enough clergy for their sacramental needs. Canons were communities of clergy. Diocesan "secular" clergy sprang from the canonries not the monasteries.
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