text: This is the best description of the situation in the Eastern churches.  Eastern churches hold that a priest living alone is not a healthy situation in most cases, so if a man seeks ordination, he is asked to marry or join a monastic group. A celibate person living alone, with the exception of a Bishop (who will still have some relationship to the monastic community from which he came) raises concerns for his well-being. Eastern Christians tend to think that being in relationship is not a guarantee but is more likely to enable the priest to remain grounded and be open to the views of others than living alone and apart from others.