Priest Adoptions?

[zwergel88]

Hello,

I once read a book in which a priest adopted 3 children from the Phillipines. I can't think of the name, but I will post it when I think of it.

Anna Z.

[musturde]

what about a Monastery adopting a child? How about a Nunery?

[Aloysius]

that at least used to be allowed. is it still? that is the question.

i think that'd be pretty cool

[hopeful1]

used to be a preist at my parish who adopted. I'm not sure what the circumstances were, but now the child's all grown up and has a family of his own.

[morostheos]

I've read books before where monasteries and nuneries have adopted a few children (usually monasteries had boys and nuneries girls). I don't know of any current occurences of this, but I'm sure it happens occasionally.

[BLAZEr]

THis reminds me of my favorite Catholic movie: Marcelino, Pan y Vino.

It's about some Capuchin francsican friars who take in an abandoned baby and raise him . . . he eventually dies . . . but not before an incredible miracle . . .