I am a priest! I was in active ministry for almost 20 years when I realized I was in love with Nancy. We married & adopted two sons. We were very involved with (Catholic) Worldwide Marriage Encounter, presenting their weekends for over 20 years, before Nancy died. Marriage Encounter was an apostolate for both of us, & cemented our ties to the Church. I would happily return to active priestly ministry now, & I have shared this desire with a few others, who are also convinced that marriage would enhance priestly ministry, mine & others. The early tradition of the Western Church & the on-going tradition of Eastern Catholicism is certainly the basis for making this powerful change!