Ask Ellen: Why do nuns take vows of poverty when priests do not? Adrian
Thank you for another excellent question, Adrian. Most nuns belong to orders. The orders decide which vows the sisters profess and many include the vow of poverty.
I assume the priests you are referring to are diocesan parish priests. Many of our parish priests do not belong to any particular order. This is not to say they can’t and some do. Priests that are not part of a particular order are not required to profess the vow poverty.
However, many priests belong to orders that do include a vow of poverty. The Jesuits and Franciscans leap to my mind. These orders (and many others) take a vow of poverty.
To answer your question, each order of nuns and priests determine the vows they profess and often poverty is among them. A parish priest who is not part of any order is not required to take a vow of poverty.
Thank you for another excellent question, Adrian. Most nuns belong to orders. The orders decide which vows the sisters profess and many include the vow of poverty.
I assume the priests you are referring to are diocesan parish priests. Many of our parish priests do not belong to any particular order. This is not to say they can’t and some do. Priests that are not part of a particular order are not required to profess the vow poverty.
However, many priests belong to orders that do include a vow of poverty. The Jesuits and Franciscans leap to my mind. These orders (and many others) take a vow of poverty.
To answer your question, each order of nuns and priests determine the vows they profess and often poverty is among them. A parish priest who is not part of any order is not required to take a vow of poverty.
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