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FrMatthewLC62 karma

I will list a few although I will say I know some of them only in theory.

A priest can celebrate mass in a state of mortal sin or without devotion.

A priest can break the seal of confession which binds everyone except for the person confessing.

A priest could flirt with people in confession. This results in excommunication like breaking the seal if it's actually asking for sexual activity.

A priest could absolve someone he broke the 6th Commandment 7th for non-Catholics) with which again results the excommunication.

A priest could concelebrate with a non-Catholic minister without permission – permission is rarely given and only for those who have a valid view of the Eucharist.

There are probably others too.

EDIT: typos

FrMatthewLC60 karma

The funniest mishap at mass actually happened the year before I entered the seminary. I was the sacristan at the University for the Easter vigil. The wind was a gale outside so we tried to do the fire in the lobby of the student center where the chapel was located. We tried to really fast but it wasn't fast enough and the firefighters came so we all had to go outside and endure the wind. And if I remember right we basically used a candle as the fire after that. Then when father went to speak live with holy water the ball on the end of the thing to sprinkle holy water flew off and landed at the feet of the choir.

FrMatthewLC56 karma

Best: mass.

Worst: Obedience at times.

Stories: ask for something more specific, I'm drawing a blank.

FrMatthewLC49 karma

The world is definitely billions of years old. Evolution is probably true but it was either guided by God or some from of Intelligent design - I'm not sure.

FrMatthewLC40 karma

Bishops can walk into the Vatican without a pass and get saluted by the Swiss guards. We priests cannot do that.

EDIT: typo.