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To: A CA Guy
The Church is not set up to profit a family for a priest and it would bring the church lawsuits as they deal with lawsuits from divorces and wives attempting to sue for Church assets.

Isn't that why the church imposed the discipline in the first place? Not divorce back then, but inheritance of Church properties was a big deal.

19 posted on 11/19/2004 12:55:16 PM PST by No_Outcome_But_Victory (Catholic Catechumen)
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To: No_Outcome_But_Victory

No from the very beginning the Church advocated for chaste celibacy or continence for those who were married. It is a vry difficult discipline to enforce but woven throughout Church history is the proof that from the beginning they have desired that priests follow Christ,living as He did,unmarried and free to evangelize ,teach,preach and offer the sacraments at all times 924/7) in all places throughout the world.


22 posted on 11/19/2004 1:03:33 PM PST by saradippity
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To: No_Outcome_But_Victory
Isn't that why the church imposed the discipline in the first place?

Negative. Read Canons XXVII and XXXIII of the Council of Elvira, 295-302 AD.

92 posted on 11/20/2004 8:44:52 PM PST by A.A. Cunningham
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