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To: HarleyD
What's interesting is that there must be a business in renting a priest rather than going through the traditional Catholic Church. One has to wonder why?

I have a cousin-in-law who was married by a defrocked Catholic priest. It wouldn't surprise me if he acquired said priest through this service.

IMO the reason "why" there is a market for this is that you have "customers" who are heathen/pagan & want to stay that way, but they're superstitious enough to want a "real" priest to marry them, "just in case".

A "real" church priest/pastor probably wouldn't sanction such a marriage due to their (im)moral lifestyle, hence the market for Rent-A-Priest.

8 posted on 08/13/2006 11:38:59 AM PDT by Alex Murphy (Colossians 2:6)
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To: Alex Murphy

Would a "real" church sanction an annulment because they've gotten tons and tons of money in donations? ie, Kennedys?


12 posted on 08/13/2006 12:56:00 PM PDT by marajade (Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
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