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I was baptised, confirmed, and given first communion as a Melkite Is it possible for an Eastern Rite Catholic. What do I have to dochange over to the Roman Rite and become aordained as Latin Rite priest?

The thought of me becoming a priest has always been in the back of my head since at least high school. However, I have always wondered aboutIs it possible complications that would occur duefor an Eastern Rite Catholic to my Melkite "heritage" (not sure of the theologically correct term). I recall one discussion my mother had with one of my friend's parents aboutchange over to the consequencesRoman Rite and become ordained as Latin Rite priest?

Is it possible for a layperson of initiating me intoan Eastern Catholic Rite (say the Melkite rite versus the latin rite. One of the issues I recall her discussing was the propect of becomingRite) to change rites and become a priest. If I ever decidedseminarian studying to follow through on becomingbe a priest in the LatinRoman Rite, I would havelike to (from what I recall) "do a formal conversion"know the process that is involved in addition tochanging rites so one can enter the standard requirements of becomingseminary as a latin priestLatin Rite seminarian. Perhaps one would have to be bi-ritual? Any resources into this matter would be greatly appreciated.

According to the comment from agapewolf on https://forums.catholic.com/t/roman-catholic-children-and-the-melkite-rite/331461/9Roman Catholic children and the Melkite Rite, there is a cursory mention of "paperwork" in reference to the chaldean rite.

However, according to http://www.catholicbridge.com/orthodox/why_cant_babies_receive_eucharist.phpBabies can receive the Eucharist in the Orthodox Church, why do Catholic children have to wait?: the differences between orthodox churchesEastern Rite Churches in commiunion with Rome are merely pastoral and neither doctirnal nor dogmatic. So I feel there is not much friction in this respect.

But according to this EWTN article: http://www.ewtn.com/v/experts/showmessage.asp?number=305264&Pg=&Pgnu=&recnu=Orthodox priest to Catholic priest, vice versa, it seems to be up to the bishop (based on the 4th answer).

Nothing I have found seems to give a clear answer on this. Any proper explanation is well appreciated. And feel free to point me toward more credible resources, as I am no expert on this matter.

Any references as to what protocols are in place by Rome would be greatly appreciated.

I was baptised, confirmed, and given first communion as a Melkite Catholic. What do I have to do to become a Latin Rite priest?

The thought of me becoming a priest has always been in the back of my head since at least high school. However, I have always wondered about possible complications that would occur due to my Melkite "heritage" (not sure of the theologically correct term). I recall one discussion my mother had with one of my friend's parents about the consequences of initiating me into the Melkite rite versus the latin rite. One of the issues I recall her discussing was the propect of becoming a priest. If I ever decided to follow through on becoming a priest in the Latin Rite, I would have to (from what I recall) "do a formal conversion" in addition to the standard requirements of becoming a latin priest.

According to the comment from agapewolf on https://forums.catholic.com/t/roman-catholic-children-and-the-melkite-rite/331461/9, there is a cursory mention of "paperwork" in reference to the chaldean rite.

However, according to http://www.catholicbridge.com/orthodox/why_cant_babies_receive_eucharist.php the differences between orthodox churches in commiunion with Rome are merely pastoral and neither doctirnal nor dogmatic. So I feel there is not much friction in this respect.

But according to http://www.ewtn.com/v/experts/showmessage.asp?number=305264&Pg=&Pgnu=&recnu= it seems to be up to the bishop (based on the 4th answer).

Nothing I have found seems to give a clear answer on this. Any proper explanation is well appreciated. And feel free to point me toward more credible resources, as I am no expert on this matter.

Is it possible for an Eastern Rite Catholic to change over to the Roman Rite and become ordained as Latin Rite priest?

Is it possible for an Eastern Rite Catholic to change over to the Roman Rite and become ordained as Latin Rite priest?

Is it possible for a layperson of an Eastern Catholic Rite (say the Melkite Rite) to change rites and become a seminarian studying to be a priest in the Roman Rite, I would like to know the process that is involved in changing rites so one can enter the seminary as a Latin Rite seminarian. Perhaps one would have to be bi-ritual? Any resources into this matter would be greatly appreciated.

According to the comment from agapewolf on Roman Catholic children and the Melkite Rite, there is a cursory mention of "paperwork" in reference to the chaldean rite.

However, according to Babies can receive the Eucharist in the Orthodox Church, why do Catholic children have to wait?: the differences between Eastern Rite Churches in commiunion with Rome are merely pastoral and neither doctirnal nor dogmatic. So I feel there is not much friction in this respect.

But according to this EWTN article: Orthodox priest to Catholic priest, vice versa, it seems to be up to the bishop (based on the 4th answer).

Nothing I have found seems to give a clear answer on this. Any proper explanation is well appreciated. And feel free to point me toward more credible resources, as I am no expert on this matter.

Any references as to what protocols are in place by Rome would be greatly appreciated.

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I was baptised, confirmed, and given first communion as a Melkite Catholic. What do I have to do to become a Latin Rite priest?

The thought of me becoming a priest has always been in the back of my head since at least high school. However, I have always wondered about possible complications that would occur due to my Melkite "heritage" (not sure of the theologically correct term). I recall one discussion my mother had with one of my friend's parents about the consequences of initiating me into the Melkite rite versus the latin rite. One of the issues I recall her discussing was the propect of becoming a priest. If I ever decided to follow through on becoming a priest in the Latin Rite, I would have to (from what I recall) "do a formal conversion" in addition to the standard requirements of becoming a latin priest.

According to the comment from agapewolf on https://forums.catholic.com/t/roman-catholic-children-and-the-melkite-rite/331461/9, there is a cursory mention of "paperwork" in reference to the chaldean rite.

However, according to http://www.catholicbridge.com/orthodox/why_cant_babies_receive_eucharist.php the differences between orthodox churches in commiunion with Rome are merely pastoral and neither doctirnal nor dogmatic. So I feel there is not much friction in this respect.

But according to http://www.ewtn.com/v/experts/showmessage.asp?number=305264&Pg=&Pgnu=&recnu= it seems to be up to the bishop (based on the 4th answer).

Nothing I have found seems to give a clear answer on this. Any proper explanation is well appreciated. And feel free to point me toward more credible resources, as I am no expert on this matter.