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#373988 - 01/09/12 08:08 AM Canon law hypothetical
Otsheylnik Member Registered: 01/19/06 Posts: 764 Loc: Australia	A married Orthodox deacon or priest wants to become an Eastern Catholic, but his wants to remain Orthodox; how would Rome handle this? Actually not quite hypothetical, because I know of one case where this has happened. The man is now apparently an EC priest, and as far as is known, his wife remains Orthodox. I would have thought that given that CCEO as far as I know implies that clergy wives should be Catholic, this would be a problem. Thoughts?
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#373992 - 01/09/12 08:55 AM Re: Canon law hypothetical [Re: Otsheylnik]
sielos ilgesys Member Registered: 05/07/09 Posts: 1090 Loc: Texas/USA	I doubt Roman church authorities would coerce the wife to become a Catholic and abandon Orthodoxy - at least not nowadays...such coercion would be a grossly immoral violation of her conscience. I think the clergyman in question needs to have his wife's permission to take the step you mention.
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#374021 - 01/09/12 10:11 PM Re: Canon law hypothetical [Re: Otsheylnik]
Fr. Deacon Lance Moderator Member Registered: 08/29/98 Posts: 3811 Loc: Washington, PA	There is no such requirement in Canon Law. Ultimately it is up to the bishop and I doubt any Eastern Catholic bishop would have a problem with it. _________________________ My cromulent posts embiggen this forum.
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#374023 - 01/09/12 10:35 PM Re: Canon law hypothetical [Re: Otsheylnik]
Chtec Member Registered: 01/27/02 Posts: 1933 Loc: Sharon/Hermitage, PA	I know of a case where an Orthodox priest became a priest in the Roman Catholic Church and his wife remained Orthodox. This does not seem to be an issue for the Romans. Fr. David
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