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To: markomalley

I don’t see this as greed. This house doesn’t belong to the priest and never will. They could ask him to move tomorrow and he would. besides he isn’t building a mega mansion. That is why priests are asked to take oaths of poverty (no earthly attachments), and it’s the reason they can’t get married, that would creat severe conflicts of interests in terms of earthly possesions and serving God.


11 posted on 04/01/2014 5:42:40 AM PDT by mgist (.)
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To: mgist

Diocesan priests don’t take vows of poverty


12 posted on 04/01/2014 5:47:40 AM PDT by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
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