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To: NYer
All well and good, but much of current doctrine contradicts the Bible, such as the acceptance of homosexuality, the churchs calling for no capital punishment, the ban on married priests when Timothy said even Bishops can be married...
27 posted on 01/29/2005 8:12:30 AM PST by aspiring.hillbilly
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To: aspiring.hillbilly

And the Church does not accept homosexuality, it condemns it. Think before you open your piehole.


41 posted on 01/29/2005 8:37:01 AM PST by CouncilofTrent (Quo Primum...)
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To: aspiring.hillbilly

Ah...

"such as the acceptance of homosexuality, the churchs calling for no capital punishment, the ban on married priests when Timothy said even Bishops can be married..."

1 - The Church in Her Catechism acknowledges that homosexual ACTS are mortal sin, She also calls on those who are disordered in their lusts and desires to chastity and struggle. Where did you get the mistaken notion that the Church has an "acceptance of homosexuality"?

2 - The Church does NOT call for a ban on Capital Punishment. She acknowledges the right and even the obligation of the state. Some Bishops, including the Bishop of Rome, argue that the underlying issues in a modern state can allow for a ban on such punishment, but the Church teaches that death is an acceptable and correct punishment under obvious circumstances.

3 - The Gregorian reforms restricting married clergy are frequently misunderstood even by Catholics. There ARE and always have been married priests. There are even a very, very few married bishops. Celibacy is an OPTIONAL discipline within the Church. If you wish to be a married priest, you simply need to choose a Rite that allows such and comply fully with the rules, assuming you do - voila`, after the prescribed course of study, examination and prayer, you can be ordained!


46 posted on 01/29/2005 8:42:34 AM PST by narses (Free Republic is pro-God, pro-life, pro-family + Vivo Christo Rey!)
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