Keeping the vow [electronic resource] : the untold story of married Catholic priests / D. Paul Sullins.

9780190263416 (electronic book)

New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.

English

1 online resource (xii, 322 pages) : illustrations

10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199860043 doi

BX1912.85 .S85 2015eb

253.22088282

Although many are unaware, the rule of celibacy for Catholic priests is not absolute. Since 1980 over a hundred married men have become Catholic priests via an exception for former Anglican priests known as the Pastoral Provision. Written by a sociologist and married priest himself, this book tells the untold story of these men and their wives based on 115 interviews, survey data, and historical research, bringing the subjects to life through personal anecdotes, quotes, and narrative.

Although many are unaware, the rule of celibacy for Catholic priests is not absolute. Since 1980 over a hundred married men have become Catholic priests via an exception for former Anglican priests known as the Pastoral Provision. Written by a sociologist and married priest himself, this book tells the untold story of these men and their wives based on 115 interviews, survey data, and historical research, bringing the subjects to life through personal anecdotes, quotes, and narrative.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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