Submitted by Stanny491 t3_100yhq4 in UpliftingNews
LucianHodoboc t1_j2nhk50 wrote
Reply to comment by pragmaticutopian in The nun and the monk who fell in love and married by Stanny491
>Eastern Churches, however, preserved their tradition and still allows priests and nuns to get married, either each other or to lay people.
That is incorrect. For priests, they are allowed to marry before ordination, but not after. Those who opt for married life must marry before becoming priests, deacons (with a few exceptions), and, in some strict traditions, subdeacons. As far as monastic life is concerned, both men and women who had previously been married and are widowers/widows are allowed to become monks and nuns, but they have to remain unmarried.
pragmaticutopian t1_j2nn8yf wrote
Syriac Jacobite Church, Malankara Syriac Orthodox Church in India both allows their priests to get married even after ordination. Both follow Eastern Liturgy and has roots in the East. However, there is a catch; married ones are often not allowed to becomes Bishops or head the Church. Often their service is limited to Parish ministry and managing other day to day activities.
Again, this too have exceptions: For instance, Believers Eastern Church , which claims episcopal origin and Orthodox roots (though I personally consider them as a protestant imitation of Eastern liturgy), have a head Metropolitan who is married Metropolitan of BEC
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