Generally through the history of the church there are two types of priests: religious priests, and secular priests.
Religious priests belong to some kind of an order, like Franciscan, Benedictine, and take the three vows common to all religious orders: poverty, chastity, and obedience. They are, capital R, "Religious."
Secular priests do not take the three vows, though all in the Latin Rite take vows of chastity, and they all make a promise of obedience to their bishop, when they are ordained and incardinated, or placed in a particular diocese under a particular bishop. But they normally do not make a vow of poverty. These are your "normal" parish priests, vicars, etc.
The FSSP, like other traditional religious orders - from what I understand - are sort of a hybrid. They are not incarndinated or placed in a particular diocese, and while they belong to an organization, it is not a (capital "R") Religious organization with the three vows.
The Oratory of St Philip Nero is the same kind of thing. Priests and Brothers, not bound by vows but by a mutual commitment of charity and to work in a specific place.
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Generally through the history of the church there are two types of priests: religious priests, and secular priests.
Religious priests belong to some kind of an order, like Franciscan, Benedictine, and take the three vows common to all religious orders: poverty, chastity, and obedience. They are, capital R, "Religious."
Secular priests do not take the three vows, though all in the Latin Rite take vows of chastity, and they all make a promise of obedience to their bishop, when they are ordained and incardinated, or placed in a particular diocese under a particular bishop. But they normally do not make a vow of poverty. These are your "normal" parish priests, vicars, etc.
The FSSP, like other traditional religious orders - from what I understand - are sort of a hybrid. They are not incarndinated or placed in a particular diocese, and while they belong to an organization, it is not a (capital "R") Religious organization with the three vows.
Oh, I see. Thank you very much. This is something that definitely needs expanding in the article.
Nice to see your name in the comment section, Andrew!
The Oratory of St Philip Nero is the same kind of thing. Priests and Brothers, not bound by vows but by a mutual commitment of charity and to work in a specific place.