Comments on: Can my son become a Catholic priest?

By: Barbara B

Barbara B — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:52:51 +0000

No, you can not "give" his son to God as a priest or a nun. The Church recognizes the life that can be devoted to celibacy and prayer are not decisions of others can do for someone else. The decision to enter the priesthood / convent absolutely must be a conscious decision made by the individual. And yet, there are several steps to the priest or sister-Hood, where the individual must make a conscious choice to continue the road.
What I recommend is that when you have children, raise them in a good home with a firm belief in the faith that you and your husband choose. This way you can be sure that you have raised your children with good moral character so they can make such major life decisions for themselves.
Old saying: The family that prays together - stays together - is truer today than we realize.

By: Mama Kate formerly preggo!

Mama Kate formerly preggo! — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:52:51 +0000

Maybe they're being called to produce a son for the priesthood, maybe have that child and grows and wants to dedicate his life to God, but for this to happen on Earth should be first. Maybe if you have a son who will be destined for greatness in the priesthood, to pray, through prayer you will have the resolution of what your call is, if being a mother and teacher or to pursue a ministry of God himself, leaving his "son," calling in the hands of the gods.

By: THE MIGHTY RA

THE MIGHTY RA — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:52:51 +0000

What is your problem, maybe he doesn't want to live a cloistered life of celibacy and prayer, perhaps, in fact almost certainly want to do things that other kids and their options for what is likely the only thing to unwanted attention of his companions! Why not give it a strange name too.

By: Daver

Daver — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:52:51 +0000

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Maybe, but that does not mean it should. Is more than a simple career choice is a vocation. A man must be called by God to the priesthood, but the whole privilege.
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As a Catholic parent (maybe, someday) would work to raise and educate your son (or daughter) in faith. It is not wrong to ask your child to consider the priesthood, but not pressure him. Not an option to consider whether it is called to the priesthood.

By: δฬєєԏเᏋ ❤ღ❤ღ❤ ღ❤ღ❤ღ❤ღ

δฬєєԏเᏋ ❤ღ❤ღ❤ ღ❤ღ❤ღ❤ღ — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:52:51 +0000

If you're for real! then here is the answer can not predict the fate of predicting the fate of an infant child, especially the future, if you have a child and is called to the priesthood by their own choosing and calling of God then it is fair and good will to him, not for you to decide your future based on a dream or a feeling!

By: klby

klby — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:52:51 +0000

Want to sell into slavery?
Do you preselect your girlfriend?
Did you force him to tyake on afamily business?
Accept those decisions SALES FOR YOUR PARENTS (S)?
If you then go ahead and set preplan works, hell!,,, Might also help plan your funeral tool!
I hope you do not get pregnant.

By: ♛Qu€€n♛J

♛Qu€€n♛J — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:52:51 +0000

You can guide their children in the way of Catholicism, and you have that right. When your child is old enough to think for yourself, you can still choose their own Catholicism. But it's between God and his son as to whether it becomes a priest or not. It's not your place to "offer your child and give the religion to become a priest. May be common in other religious cultures, but not in Catholicism. Thank God.

By: Marysia

Marysia — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:52:51 +0000

No, it can, that's how things were done inn the time of Christ and perhaps even later, but it does not work that way. if you are blessed with a son who can rise to love the Lord God with all your heart and then, if it is called, you can opt to become a priest. then see if you are willing and spiritual education.

By: Spindrif

Spindrif — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:52:51 +0000

Do you really believe in planning for the future right? Your child could be anything you want to be, the key phrase here is, what he will be … when you have a child and when he grows up and becomes an adult he will make that decision, you can not "give" it to their religion. It might even be an atheist.

By: Princess

Princess — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:52:51 +0000

Why do not you become a nun? Why should you expect to have a life and family, however, hypothetical force their child to be deprived of these?