The Catholic Church has excommunicated those priests who have chosen marriage over celibacy. Cardinal John Njue says the priests who have decided to get married stand to be excommunicated and there is no choice about it.This comes as the ecumenical catholic church of Christ, a splinter group of the catholic church advocating for marriage among priests today ordained its first bishop in Kenya, father Godfrey Shiundu.
it seems they do not know the importance of between divine law and sacraments instituted by Christ.
fidesdefensorem 1 month ago
In the Orthodox Church celibacy for Priest has never been an issue. Orthododoxy holds the truth in her cannons and teachings. AND BESIDES HOW CAN YOU EXCOMMUNICATE SOMETHING THAT IS NOT YOURS??? The never said they were Roman Catholic!!! There is salvation out side of Roman.
frjohnathan 1 year ago
This video is a bit misleading. The discipline in the Latin Rite and a few other rites calls for celibacy but some rites do not. Why didn't these men looking into changing rites instead of being excommunicated? They could have become Melkites. In a strict sense, they are priest and bishops and they do have the power to really give the sacraments but they do so illicitly unless they reconcile with the rest of the Church.
quomodocumque 2 years ago
That is how it works. If you want to become married to a woman as oppose to God then you leave the church. There is a procedure. It doesn't mean you cannot go to church or God loves you less.
ZzzINSIGHTzzZ 2 years ago