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Old 02-13-2024, 09:46 AM
 
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The entire concept of clergy and such positions are of human origin and have nothing to do with God.
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Old 02-13-2024, 10:47 AM
 
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I agree. The Catholic Church should accept the Orthodox Church's view of clergy and marriage.

https://lychnos.org/why-does-the-ort...rried-priests/
They have the same view, but different normative disciplines.

There are lots of married Catholic priests in the Eastern rites and even a few in the Latin Rite.

The Orthodox allow divorce and remarriage, so they are not exemplars in this regard.
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