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I found a short article on some basics of chastity that you might find as an interesting read. Click here to read it.
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Hi Father Rogers,
Can someone with tattoos be a priest? Are priests allowed to have tattoos?
Could you talk a little about the application and admission process to seminary? Thanks
Your question about priests with tattoos is interesting. To answer it briefly, a tattoo is not an impediment to the priesthood. A man with a tattoo can become a priest. However, the seminary needs to take note of the nature of the tattoo (i.e. when did the man get it, what does it re-present, and whether the location of the tattoo is an issue, i.e. it would be odd to see a priest with a tattoo on his forearm.) At times, a man may enter the seminary and have a tatto from earlier in his life. Again, this alone would not prevent his entrance or being ordained, but it needs to be considered by the candidate and the Church. Depending on the nature of the tattoo, the Church might ask the man to consider having it removed.
Thank you for your question about application and admission to the seminary. The application and admissions process to the seminary involves a series of step-by-step activities, all done in such a way as to help a young man and the Church, discover the nature of a young man's call. This process involves paperwork (i.e. an application form, autobiography, letters of recommendation, etc.), interviews, a pyschological evaluation, a health examen by a medical doctor, and finally a final interview with an admissions board.
A young man who believes that God is calling him to the priesthood presents himself to the Church and it is the role of the Church to discern with the young man the nature of the call. We consider where the man is coming from, his health, his motivation, his intellectual giftedness, and his capacity for growth.
The young man's role is simply to present himself and the Church's job to evaluate the nature of the call. In the end, it is the diocesan bishop who decides on the candidate. Once accepted to a particular diocese, the young man will be sent to a seminary by his bishop. For more information, please see www.scs.edu
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