a result, Eddie felt called to the ordained priesthood, and he petitioned the Holy See twice for permission to become a priest. Twice he was denied. One day a priest friend from the Melkite Rite, an Eastern Catholic rite with married priests, visited Catherine and Eddie. Eddie shared his struggle about priesthood. Their friend offhandedly replied that if he was ever consecrated a bishop, he would ordain Eddie a priest. A week later, their friend was chosen to be a bishop. At that moment, something