To: mware
I saw today that only 6% of the world Catholic population is from the US. I think we can be safe in saying our Bishops will not control the decision of the Church on this issue. The US Catholic bishops singlehandedly pushed through the Anglican dispensation in 1980, which allows Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist and other ministers who convert to Catholicism to study for and be ordained to the Catholic priesthood. Almost 95% of these men are married.
There are over 200 such priests in the US, and over 500 in the UK.
10 posted on
04/07/2005 5:18:37 AM PDT by
sinkspur
(If you want unconditional love with skin, and hair and a warm nose, get a shelter dog.)
To: sinkspur
Did you hear the diss that Clinton made regarding the Holy Father on the trip over to Vatican City???
The judge on Fox & Friends was ticked off big time. Said that the Catholic Church had grown during his papacy but the number of priests have declined.
I wish someone would explain to him that you do not make comments like that while heading to the mans funeral.
11 posted on
04/07/2005 5:22:06 AM PDT by
mware
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche........ "Nope, you are"-- GOD)
To: sinkspur
The US Catholic bishops singlehandedly pushed through the Anglican dispensation in 1980... Cardinal Law was the point man on this.
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