Old_Joe Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 One of my friends told me that a deaf man cannot be priest and that if a priest were to lose his hearing he could no longer be a priest. The reason he gave was they cannot hear confessions. Is this true? It seems to me that a deaf priest might still be able to administer the sacrament of confession via sign language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson Weber Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 [quote name='Old_Joe' post='1456572' date='Feb 6 2008, 05:33 PM']One of my friends told me that a deaf man cannot be priest and that if a priest were to lose his hearing he could no longer be a priest. The reason he gave was they cannot hear confessions. Is this true? It seems to me that a deaf priest might still be able to administer the sacrament of confession via sign language.[/quote] I have no clue - but I believe the answer would be in the 1983 Code of Canon Law. Try looking there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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