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To: wideawake

I'm not sure I understand your point about celibacy, but if you're referring to the people who think abandoning the celibacy rule for Catholic priests would help the situation, I agree with them.

If priests were allowed to marry, far fewer gay men would be attracted to the church, or at least there would be far more straight men attracted.

Gay men have been the primary abusers of youth in the church, and I'm not talking about child abusers, but abusers of young boys.

The celibacy thing is a joke anyway.


12 posted on 11/24/2004 8:55:39 AM PST by altura (Has Kerry taken off the yellow bracelet yet??)
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To: altura

Can't celebrate Christmas either, weird bunch.


13 posted on 11/24/2004 9:26:07 AM PST by Sybeck1 (Victory!!)
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To: altura
The celibacy thing is a joke anyway.

Hardly.

Self-control, in any context, is never a joke.

Those who think self-control is a bad thing are a joke.

14 posted on 11/24/2004 9:26:48 AM PST by wideawake (God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
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To: altura
The celibacy thing is a joke anyway.

So Christ, the Apostles, St. Paul, et al were all comedians, huh?

Got any explanation for the actions of all of these noncelibate Protestants?

22 posted on 11/24/2004 11:35:45 AM PST by A.A. Cunningham
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