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To: RKBA Democrat

The general Melkite practice in the U.S. is to only ordain celibate clergy; however, some return to the Middle East to be ordained.

I know one ex-deacon at Holy Transfiguration near Washington who returned to Palestine to be ordained as a priest. He now is an associate pastor at the church, while retaining his family.


8 posted on 09/13/2005 8:33:11 PM PDT by JohnRoss
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To: JohnRoss

Yeah, the Melkites have ordained married priests abroad and then brought them to the US.

The change that I read about (wish I could remember where) has been to simply skip the trip abroad.


9 posted on 09/13/2005 8:50:38 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat (Lord Jesus Christ, son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.)
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