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To: SoothingDave
How different pastors interpret even similar or identical "statements of faith" or what emphasis they place in their teaching can make a world of difference.

Different priests interpret Catholic doctrine and the Catechism differently or what emphasis they place on things in their teaching. Does this mean there are multiple denominations of Catholicism?

86 posted on 10/04/2001 10:15:03 AM PDT by malakhi
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To: angelo
Different priests interpret Catholic doctrine and the Catechism differently or what emphasis they place on things in their teaching. Does this mean there are multiple denominations of Catholicism?

As soon as I hit "post message" I knew somebody was gonna say that. How's this for an answer? The local priest is supposed to answer to somebody, Pastor Bob of Bob's Church doesn't. The local priest is obliged to read the same Scripture readings as the rest of the Church. So even if he doesn't want to elaborate on certain messages, they are still proclaimed from the pulpit. Pastor Bob can ignore whatever parts of Scripture he likes. There are differences.

SD

89 posted on 10/04/2001 10:27:21 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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