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To: wideawake

Just because some bishop says a person is not entitled to get married, because they are a parapalegic and unable to have sex, does not make it the word of God.

Over the years, I have observed that clery are no better than the ordinary person. They make as many mistakes in judgement as ordinary people. Furthermore, clergy have made really stupid statements. An example is the Methodist minister, chairman of the church board, said that women have a duty to submit to rape. Another example is the Presbyterian Church pronouncing that defending yourself against violent assault was immoral.

Furthermore, it required about 550 years for the Catholic Church to admit that Galileo was correct, the Earth was in orbit about the Sun.


93 posted on 06/10/2008 6:16:32 PM PDT by punster
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To: punster; wideawake
Furthermore, it required about 550 years for the Catholic Church to admit that Galileo was correct, the Earth was in orbit about the Sun.

Yeah about that. Galileo was trying to teach it as a theological truth, as opposed to a scientific theory. Copernicus was teaching the same thing with out being censured by the Church.

Since you are so wrong about this maybe you are just as wrong about your little rant.

96 posted on 06/10/2008 7:23:26 PM PDT by verga (I am not an apologist, I just play one on Television)
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To: punster
Just because some bishop says a person is not entitled to get married, because they are a parapalegic and unable to have sex, does not make it the word of God.

The Word of God says that marriage requires the ability of each spouse to partake in the unitive aspect of the sacrament, at minimum.

The bishop is merely passing the Word along.

Furthermore, it required about 550 years for the Catholic Church to admit that Galileo was correct, the Earth was in orbit about the Sun.

That is a complete myth, invented by the Church's enemies for propaganda purposes and retailed by the gullible.

105 posted on 06/11/2008 4:35:02 AM PDT by wideawake (Why is it that those who call themselves Constitutionalists know the least about the Constitution?)
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