[PapaBear3625]

I'd have no problem with that at all.Regarding his dedication to the Lord's work the closest I've come to this is to see the dedication of married physicians to their patients.Being a physician,like being a priest,is a 24/7/365 calling and I know from personal experience (20 years working at a large hospital) that the married ones still get up at 3AM when a patient needs him/her and also works an 18 day when necessary.

One problem: the vow of poverty. If the wife divorces him, the priest has no personal assets to pay alimony or child support with.

[Seraphicaviary]

Diocesan priests do not take vows of poverty. They take obedience, celibacy, and prayer 5 times a day. Monastics take vows of obdeience, celibacy, and poverty.

Some priests retire rather well, since there usually is someone in the parish who is a good money manager that gives free financial advice to the priest.

[Elsie]

If the wife divorces him, the priest has no personal assets to pay alimony or child support with.

HMMMmmm... good point.

ANother question arises: Do priests buy Life Insurance?

[defconw]

Not all priest's take a vow of poverty. That is voluntary. Secular priests ( the ones that run parish's do not generally take it). Religious Order priests commonly do take a vow of poverty. They generally do not run a parish unless it is deemed necessary by the ordinary. There work oftern involves other ministries.