How I know I would be called to enter a religious order...

1. Women are ordained priests.

2. Priests are allowed to marry.

3. My dioceses does not accept me as a seminiarian.

Eddie,

First of all, there will never be women priests, it just can't happen, and won't happen.

Secondly, if priests become married, there is nothing theologically wrong with it. There is something theologically wrong if women become priests, but nothing theologically wrong with priests being married. Do I think its likely or practical? No. But there is nothing theologically wrong.

Finally, even if women become priests, or if you are rejected by the diocese at your first application, these aren't good ways to tell that you aren't called to be a diocesan priest. The diocese may ask you to wait a couple years, and then re-apply, and if this is the case, take their advice.

God bless!

Well if you want to examine the aspect of the "women priesthood" it is possible. There were prominent women in the ministry of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and others. The point at hand is that any baptized in the Catholic Faith should be able to receive any sacrament. HOwever women can not receive the sacrament of Holy Orders (prieshood or Deacanate) So on a sacramental perspective it would be possible. Just as your senario of married priests.

In my humble opinion, there will never be married priests nor women priests. The calling to the priesthood is above any other calling. The church teaches along with the ten commandments is not to commit adultry. Priests are married to the church, and dedicate themselves to the Church. To be married to a women and to the church is that of adultry.

Drewmeister has a good point on the married priests...

It's not against Church teaching, since it's permissable in the Eastern rites. There wouldn't be anything forcing you to get married.

Yeah there are some priests who were married, but don't they usually have the marriage annulled saying that it was not valid because the vocation always existed?

I hope there are never married priests, i dunno why but it's just something i hop will never happen. I dont think it would be fair on the family anyway-say a priest had a wife and kids, he would have conflicting interests 'sorry I can't hear Confessions today, it's my son's parent teacher evening' etc. plus, it wouldnt be fiar on the family to move them around from parish to parish. That's my 2pence worth anyway.

I do not understand why married priests is such an issue? If you publicise that you indeed do not wish to marry so that you may dedicate your life to God or something, have you not just received your reward? Honestly, some of the best priests I know are married and have children, the crowds in church they attract are often younger and more energetic. Dont get me wrong, I would probably take a unmarried priest any day, but we need a balance, to keep the church youthful and on close terms with the congregation.