Do priests who belong to religious communities get paid?
Religious order priests may work in paid employment. For example, they may teach or work as hospital chaplains. They turn in their salaries to the community and follow the community’s directives regarding the vow of poverty. A great strength of having many members contributing to the community is that the community can then send some of its members to work in areas and ministries without pay, to bring God’s care to those who otherwise couldn’t receive it.
