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Why is it that Preists can marry, but Nuns cannot?
12 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Priests can be married if they were a married Protestant minister who converted to Catholicism.
There are no Protestant Nuns, so they can't laterally move the same way.
- 1 decade ago
When did priests start getting married? Besides, nuns are considered married to God. They all wear wedding rings.
- alastrioneLv 51 decade ago
Catholic priests can not marry.
Orthodox priests can be married if they were married before becoming a priest. If single when entering the priesthood, then they most remain single.
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- KateLv 71 decade ago
Catholic Priests can not marry. Episcopal ministers/priests can marry. There are far more Catholics than Episcopals, but sometimes, if you don't ask it is hard to tell which is which.
Source(s): Catholic with Episcopal mother. - clusium1971Lv 71 decade ago
A married Catholic man **MAY** become ordained a priest, but, not the other way around.
Nuns are the Brides of Christ.
- 1 decade ago
Catholic priests cannot marry but there is a Greek orthodox catholic church they can, which I didn't know about until the other day!
Source(s): Roman Catholic - 1 decade ago
If you are talking about Catholic priests, they cannot marry either. They take a vow of celibacy