Latin Rite

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[lat-n rahyt] / ˈlæt n ˈraɪt /

noun

1. Also called Roman liturgy.  Also called Roman rite.  the forms of worship and liturgy expressed in Liturgical Latin in the Roman Catholic Church in the West.

2. Latin Church.

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Example Sentences

Catholic doctrine reserves the priesthood for men, and church tradition requires Latin rite priests to be celibate.

From Washington Times

“I don’t think the Latin Rite Catholic Church or the vast majority of dioceses are anywhere near the place of accepting married priests on a regular basis.”

From Washington Post

The rules of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church might feel contradictory to Latin Rite Catholicism, but they show how Catholic leaders have generally been willing to tolerate self-contained exceptions to the celibacy rule.

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An Amazon exception, though, would be more significant than the others, because it would fall within the mainstream Latin Rite church, potentially leaving an opening future popes could widen.

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While the Catholic Church allows for married priests in its Eastern rites and makes exceptions for Anglican and Protestant priest converts, the Latin rite church has required celibacy among its priests for a millennium.

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