tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28659657.post5185691869816609603..comments2022-11-09T21:15:46.139+10:00Comments on vexilla regis: PRIESTLY CELIBACY - MEDIA MANUFACTURES MYTHSvexilla regishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905798654957674327noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28659657.post-30122671125451159782013-09-26T10:04:57.533+10:002013-09-26T10:04:57.533+10:00I agree most certainly with the priest's comme...I agree most certainly with the priest's comments on celibacy. However, I do need to clarify some of the priest's comments, specifically that of the Orthodox and Eastern Catholics concerning married clergy. <br /><br />It is true that the Orthodox do not celebrate the Eucharist (Divine Liturgy) daily, because it was never part of their canons to begin with. Instead, they celebrated other liturgies like Matins, Vespers, which in itself is as long as a Sunday Divine Liturgy. More importantly, this rule was instituted by the monastics. So, to say that daily Eucharist does not occur in the Orthodox Churches because the priests are married is slightly inaccurate. <br /><br />As for the Eastern Catholics, the discipline didn't really take effect and wasn't really covered in the Code of Canons for the Eastern Churches. The Eastern Catholic Churches, specifically those with a high concentration of married priests; still celebrate the Eucharist on a daily basis. The Orthodox may argue that this is a Latinisation and that they've broken canon law, but that's besides the point. Collin Michael Nunishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10535307848362551657noreply@blogger.com