From Iowa-A Davenport man will continue his 29-year marriage when he is ordained this summer as a priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport.
Chris Young, 53, will join the clergy thanks to a 1980 dispensation from Pope John Paul II, according to the Quad-City Times. The order, called the Pastoral Provision, applies to former clergy of the Episcopal Church.
“I get to keep my wife, and I am keeping my wedding band on,” Young said.
Young will be one of about 100 men in the U.S. who became Catholic priests through such a process.
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http://www.desmoinesregister.com/viewart/20140325/NEWS/303250079/Davenport-man-remain-married-Catholic-priest
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