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You don?t have to be Catholic to use this referral service. Rentapriest.com clergymen have presided over events that include elements of Jewish, Hindu - even Protestant - ceremonies, says Haggett. These men, she says, are happy to provide ministry in whatever form it?s needed.
The fundamental question: Is a married priest really a Catholic priest? The Vatican says absolutely not, but Haggett disagrees, citing Canon law. "Catholic doctrine says once you?re a priest, you?re always a priest," she says. "Once you?re ordained, you never stop being a priest. It?s something...
Officially, the Church is very much opposed to rentapriest.com. "This is a mockery. It?s an absolute joke," says Sister Mary Ann Walsh, spokesperson for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D.C. "This is a group of people who are former priests who are not happy with...
Walsh has particularly strong words for the originator of the term rentapriest.com. "The name itself doesn?t inspire serious people to take them seriously." (Haggett says she thought the name would be a "good way to attract media attention.") But objections from many in the Catholic establishment to the site...
And the needs run the gamut: Some visit rentapriest.com in hopes of escaping the strict confines of the Catholic Church. And in some cases, those confines are not theological or political, but physical. "A lot of people are Catholics and want the religious service, but want to get married outside...