Called to Communion Old Joseph or Young Joseph?
Dec 19, 2025
Can a Latin priest marry? Discover the complexities of laicization and marriage validity in the Catholic Church. Delve into the meaning of 'rest in peace' and learn about the distinctions of the soul, purgatory, and judgment. Explore whether Joseph was an older widower or a younger husband. The discussion also covers the significance of conscience versus Scripture and elaborates on the evolution of Eucharistic practices. Unravel the differences in justification beliefs between Catholicism and Protestantism. It's a thought-provoking journey!
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Laicization Before Marriage
- A laicized priest can validly marry only after his clerical state is removed by the Church.
- Ensure laicization is granted before attempting marriage to avoid an invalid union.
Ordination Leaves An Indelible Mark
- Ordination imprints an indelible supernatural character on the soul that laicization cannot erase.
- That mark restores emergency priestly faculties if needed for a dying person even after laicization.
What 'Rest In Peace' Refers To
- Death is the separation of soul and body, with the soul carrying conscious continuity into the afterlife.
- 'Rest in peace' prays for peaceful interim state and especially souls undergoing purification in purgatory.