[Magdalen] Location, Location, Location.

[Jay Weigel]

I would guess many of them leave the RCC entirely as they are not able to
exercise their ministries there. Likewise also monks and nuns who leave and
marry?

On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 1:27 PM, Charles Wohlers <charles.wohlers at verizon.net
> wrote:

> She was speaking of RC priests who have left the priesthood so as to get
> married - not retired priests. We have a friend who was an RC (Paulist)
> priest who got married, and then had a successful career as an Episcopal
> priest in the Dio. of Mass.
>
> Of course, allowing RC priests to get married and continue to serve would
> solve their clergy shortage in a flash.
>
> Chad Wohlers
> Woodbury, VT USA
> chadwohl at satucket.com
>
>
>
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>
> In a message dated 6/5/2016 8:03:19 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> michaudme at gmail.com writes:
>
> I was  thinking ... how sad that the RCC doesn't have the vision of married
> former  priests excercising their diaconal ministries in the
> parishes.>>>>>>
>
>
> I'm not sure exactly what you mean here, I guess, but I can tell you  that
> retired RC priests are generally kept very busy liturgically, and also
> perf
> orm
> hospital visitations, etc.  In fact a number of such retirees have  said
> words
> to the effect that they are busier since retirement than before.
>
>
>
> David Strang.
>