Besides Catholicism, are there any other religions that have Priests and Nuns?

[Disneyland1084]

I was just curious and I'm not really sure of the answer.

 

[goofygirl]

The Episcopal Church (Anglican Church as well) has priests and orders of nuns.

 

[froglady]

The Episcopal Church (Anglican Church as well) has priests and orders of nuns.

I hadn't known this until I met someone who was an "ex" Episcopal nun, and had left a cloistered convent. (This was in the late 60s, early 70s) I actually met several several Episcopalian nuns through her. (non-cloistered ones, of course)

 

[goofygirl]

here's a list of some of the Episcopal Orders:

http://www.er-d.org/8020_61464_ENG_HTM.htm

Some women left the nuneries to become priests- it was in the early 70's when the Episcopal church started to ordain women as priests.

 

[Laugh O. Grams]

What about the Greek Orthodox church, or is that a sect of Catholicism?

 

[Chicago526]

I think Bhudists have priests.

 

[amy4bruce]

I had an Episcopalian friend in college, who used to refer to it as "phoney Catholicism." After that, I went to work of PECUSA (Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, as it was known way back when) and learned that, since it was descended from Roman Catholicism, it was superficially like it. However, the priests can be married (unless their contract with an individual parish states that they can't). {NOTE: I'm not Episcopalian

I had lunch once in an Episcopalian monestary. Lunch was very monkish - it was silent, while someone read to the diners. The food was pretty good. On the other hand, when working with the brothers as they counted ballots during a Diocesan election, it came time for services. One of them said, "We do that all the time. Can we do something else?" So they went out to eat.

One other odd, historical tidbit. Back in the 19th Century, before the Unitarian and Universalist churches merged, Universalist ministers were addressed as Father. They were not, however, called priests.

 

[PeterPanette]

I think Buddhism also has nuns (as well as priests, as a previous poster stated).

 

[Galahad]

What about the Greek Orthodox church, or is that a sect of Catholicism?

No - no connection to Catholicism at all but they do have priests and nuns.

 

[nuke]

I quickly scanned the title and thought it said "are there any other religions that have priests and nuts?" I was going to answer tons of them.

 

[Disneyland1084]

I quickly scanned the title and thought it said "are there any other religions that have priests and nuts?" I was going to answer tons of them.