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To: ninenot
To quote BlackElk in one of his most wisdom-laden and oft-used dicta: "That's YOPIOS." And again, to paraphrase BE, thanks for your advice, but we really don't need it.
Note in your posted article that it was 169 Milwaukee-area priests who issued letters in support of optional celibacy for priests. Are they Catholic bashers? Are they "YOPIOS?"

Maybe they've studied a bit more than you and realize that marriage for clergy was a practice that is both permitted by scriptured (which you apparently just consider "advice") and was widely practiced during the first few hundred years of church history.

The real definition of YOPIOS is "I can't engage you intellectually and I lose on the facts so I'll just call you names."


286 posted on 11/10/2003 12:19:42 PM PST by DallasMike
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To: DallasMike; ninenot
Actually, maybe those Milwaukee priests who are causing trouble and pushing the envelope on the vow of obedience might leave and join your Church. They are obviously dissatisfied with Catholicism and should remove their impuidenmt backsides from the priesthood and the RCC.

YOPIOS is Your Own Personal Interpretation Of Scripture. I cannot see where the term is calling you names. It is clearly a reference to your own self-annointed curious views as to Scripture which vary from those of Catholics.

It is also that there is nothing in the reformation worth giving your views further consideration or time. Why do we need your views when we have the Church and the earthly authority established by Christ Himself. Forgive us for not putting your reformationship on the same plane as God Himself. That you are Martin come latelies does not justify giving you attention. Luther was about 1500 years late trying to found God's Church. Jesus did that for Himself upon Peter. It was in all the bibles (Matthew).

291 posted on 11/10/2003 1:45:58 PM PST by BlackElk (Will there be another schism? The lightbearer shadow knows and you can't trust him.)
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