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To: xsmommy

Some of the things I'd do if I was the 'man in charge' would be to return altar serving as being 'boys only' and actively promote the vocation of the priesthood. If a man wants to serve the church while he is married, let him be a deacon or some such thing.


17 posted on 04/07/2005 6:02:42 AM PDT by cyborg (Feel the FReeper Love)
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To: cyborg
Exactly. celibacy is a calling, not everyone has it, let those who have it, serve as priests, those that don't can serve the Church in another capacity.

i live in the Arlington diocese, one of only two in the US to not permit girl altar servers, i am grateful for that and hope it continues.

The priesthood would thrive and flourish were it wrested from the control of the lavender mafia which controls the seminaries and drives out orthodox heterosexual priests. Because of the priest shortage there are those that call for permitting the ordination of married men. that would be obviated by purging the church of the rampant active homosexuals.

19 posted on 04/07/2005 6:06:31 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: cyborg

Question- a fellow Catholic told me that JPII approved altar girls but never sanctioned women being Eucharistic Ministers. Do you know if this is true? Every Catholic mass I've been to for years has women serving.


57 posted on 04/07/2005 7:29:22 AM PDT by chgomac
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