From God Discussion-
Back in 2009, Pope Benedict invited disgruntled Episcopal male priests to join the Catholic Church, retaining their status as priests, as well as their marriages. He offered to ease the conversion by allowing the men to remain married, but stated that this move would not allow other priests to marry.
"The church has made it very clear that they're not currently entering a conversation or thinking about overturning celibacy," [Sarah Ritchey, Asst. History Professor at UL Lafayette] added.
Some priests are trading in their Episcopal priest collars for a Catholic priest collar.
Sitting inside St. Margaret’s on Friday, still wearing his Episcopal priest collar, [Rev. Jurgen] Liias said, “I feel like this is what God wants me to do.”
The disgruntled and disaffected male priests are upset by the Episcopal and Anglican Churches’ practice of ordaining women and openly gay men into the priesthood. This move officially began in the late 20th century, starting with the ordination of women, following with the ordaining gay clergy, with Gene Robinson as the first ordained openly gay bishop, and more recently, in July 2012, approving the ordination of transgendered men and women.
Lastly, the Episcopal Church allowing same-sex couples to marry also upsets some clergymen.
More here (including video)
http://www.goddiscussion.com/100168/first-wave-of-priests-trading-their-episcopal-collar-for-a-catholic-collar-just-beginning/
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