[Magdalen] Location, Location, Location.

[ME Michaud]

Yes.

As I said, "how sad."
-M

On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 2:27 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
wrote:

> On 05/06/2016 13:03, ME Michaud wrote:
>
>> 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 realize it's fraught with peril for the clergy and hierarchy, but it
>> would be so great for the faithful.
>>
>
> UnfortunatelyRC Canon Law says that priests invalidly attempt marriage.
> In other words unless they have a dispensation and are released from the
> obligations of the ordained state their marriage is not recognized by the
> Church.  Since ordination is recognized as a single sacrament, though wuth
> different faculties allowed after priestly and episcopal ordination, that
> is irrevocable the idea of a priest being allowed to exercide his diaconal
> but not priestly functions does not seem possible.
>
> Roger
>