Some Questions for the Orthodox

[Matthias]

I must also point out that certain "orders" of Orthodoxy do not allow priests to marry.

 

[Michael G]

I must also point out that certain "orders" of Orthodoxy do not allow priests to marry.

Priests may not marry, but married men may be ordained priests. Orthodoxy has no "orders" such as the Jesuits, Franciscans and Dominicans. Some married men, such as those who have a spouse who has been divorced, may not marry, and if you are not of sound mind and body you may not marry. Which jurisdiction denies married men the right to be ordained? I am not sure if that statement is correct.

 

[Matthias]

D'oh. I worded it wrong! I meant to say that certain orders will not allow priests to have married in the past. At least that's what I found out on an Orthodoxy FAQ, unless the person who created it did not know their facts, or worded something wrong.

It more or less said that married men cannot be priests in certain orders, but in other orders they can. Something about the "White Order" and the "Black Order"? Can someone tell me if this is correct?

 

[Matthias]

I've found the website; it's New Zealand made, so I apologise if anything is wrong...

The website is: http://www.ccanz.net.nz/articles/frilyan.html and it is about the middle of the page where it mentions the "Black Order" and the "White Order".

I haven't read this anywhere else, is it true or are we New Zealanders behind the times?

 

[Reader Nilus]

The so called Black Clergy are monks and of course they are not married. The White clergy are those who are not monks, they may or may not be married as the case may be. If they are married they have to be married before they are ordained into Holy Orders.
Jeff the Finn

 

[Matthias]

Thanks for clearing that up for me, I was a little confused...