To: sinkspur; Kolokotronis
True. But deacons can do everything else. EVERYTHING ELSE!!
We have two Deacons at my parish, but they have different roles. For them they seem to be mostly liturgical, and show up at CCD classes. I can count a number of men who teach more classes during the week.
The Greek system is the way it would be, so men who are Priests now would not be afforded Marriage, nor dispensations to do so. It is also not clear who would handle this influx of vocations, since formation is the top issue for a neophyte Priest. I would not want Married Priests who are not afforded every aspect of modern vocations.
I do agree with Kolokotronis that this will not end our problems, it will not be a panacea.
47 posted on
01/25/2005 9:53:09 AM PST by
Dominick
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To: Dominick
I do agree with Kolokotronis that this will not end our problems, it will not be a panacea. Of course not. But there are problems with everything. It's just a matter of which set of problems the Church can live with.
49 posted on
01/25/2005 9:58:04 AM PST by
sinkspur
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