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What is the standard path for a married man to become a Roman Rite Catholic priest (besides being a married Anglican priest who decided to convert)?


Being a married Anglican priest is basically the only conventional way to do that. The discipline of celibacy is otherwise strictly observed.

Of course, if a married Eastern Catholic priest decided to join the Latin Church with the rest of his family, this could happen too.

But generally, a married man will want to discern the diaconate, as the priesthood will simply be out of the question, except in these exceptional circumstances.




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