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To: NYer
Reality calls for a change in outmoded rules. The State of Massachusetts formerly required all schoolteachers to be unmarried women. No more.
With regard to the Roman Catholic Church, consider the following:
At the present time, half of all the parishes in the world do not have a resident priest. Worldwide in 2002, there were only 405,058 priests (a decrease of nine from the previous year) to serve 1.07 billion Catholics (an increase of eleven million from 2001).
During Pope John Paul II’s papacy, the number of priests in the world declined by 4% while the number of Catholics increased by 40% Currently we also have 3.7 million lay catechists, 783,000 religious women, and 143,745 lay missionaries serving the worldwide church. Many of these faithful ministers could serve as priests if ordination were open to them.
Source: Statement from the FutureChurch Leadership Councilhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1124386/posts
7 posted on 05/29/2004 3:38:34 PM PDT by tvn
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To: tvn; Polycarp IV; Salvation; american colleen; narses; sinkspur; Lady In Blue; SMEDLEYBUTLER; ...
Statement from the FutureChurch Leadership Councilhttp://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1124386/posts

Say no more! You have chosen the wrong forum in which to post anything with regard to the Future Church organization. The catholics here are loyal to The Magisterium and will eat you alive!

Matthew 12:30
He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.

2 John 1:9-11
Any one who goes ahead and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God; he who abides in the doctrine has both the Father and the Son. If any one comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into the house or give him any greeting; for he who greets him shares his wicked work.

Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are fornication, uncleanness, immodesty, luxury, Idolatry, witchcrafts [wicca], enmities, contentions, emulations, wraths, quarrels, dissensions, sects, Envies, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like. Of the which I foretell you, as I have foretold to you, that they who do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of God.

Matthew 18:15-17
If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector

Solemn Warning! The following organizations are those who claim to be Catholic but dissent from the Truth as handed down from Jesus Christ, Second Person of the Most Blessed Trinity, the Divine Word, to His Apostles and their successors, the Pope and the Magisterium. These organizations are truly following in the footsteps of JUDAS - Just Undermine Doctrine And Spirituality. While they claim to be Catholic, they promote a man-made religion of unfettered pro-sin "choice" by the individual answerable to no one but himself (herself for the feminist reader), while promoting the spirituality of pagans. We all know what the serpent said to Eve; "you shall be as Gods" (Genesis 3:5).

At the same time, their mission statements and goals are disguised in shrewd words, usually in terms of "rights," "equality" and "social justice." But the Bible warns us of such a state of affairs; "I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; and from among your own selves [clergy] will arise men speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them. Therefore be alert" (Acts 20:29-31). "And what I do I will continue to do, in order to undermine the claim of those who would like to claim that in their boasted mission they work on the same terms as we do. For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is not strange if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds" (2 Corinthians 11:12-15). "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles? So, every sound tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears evil fruit. A sound tree cannot bear evil fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit" (Matthew 7:15-18).

FutureChurch A regional parish-based coalition seeking to address the priest shortage. FutureChurch claims the remedy is the ordination of married men and women. FutureChurch engages in educational presentations to parishes, grass-roots organizations, and the media. Its current project is a nationally-promoted dialogue on an "inclusive priesthood." Member of Catholic Organizations for Renewal.

8 posted on 05/29/2004 4:26:24 PM PDT by NYer (Even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light! (2Cor 11:14))
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To: tvn

Wow! Future Church! LOL!


10 posted on 05/29/2004 4:59:47 PM PDT by netmilsmom (The Libs prefer to silence than debate.-Political Junkie Too)
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To: tvn
"outmoded rules"? Sorry, but I'll stick with the Pope's ex cathedra definition in "Ordinatio Sacerdotalis":
Wherefore, in order that all doubt may be removed regarding a matter of great importance, a matter which pertains to the Church's divine constitution itself, in virtue of my ministry of confirming the brethren (cf. Lk 22:32) I declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church's faithful.

11 posted on 05/29/2004 5:06:22 PM PDT by gbcdoj
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To: tvn

Good Bye dissenter!

I was right on th4e other thread when I said FutureChurch. LOL!

Go away, troll.


18 posted on 05/29/2004 8:28:30 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: tvn

Future Church? There's your problem. Those people are nuts.


19 posted on 05/30/2004 4:52:20 AM PDT by Desdemona (Midwestern ark building commences soon.;))
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