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To: carolinalivin
The church is like a giant ship. It takes forever to turn (change some policies).

The turn would be to return to the original Latin practice which once had married clergy and this was approved via ecumenical council ruling - i.e. returning to Latin married clergy would be a course correction back to its original sailing plan.

31 posted on 12/16/2006 2:02:18 PM PST by Zemo ('Anyone who is able to speak the truth and does not do so will be condemned by God.' - St. Justin)
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To: Zemo

I agree. That's why the religious conservative who want to maintain tradtion have a real problem. If you don't like a church practice, wait 3 or 400 years and it may go your way.


32 posted on 12/16/2006 2:04:01 PM PST by carolinalivin
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To: Zemo
The turn would be to return to the original Latin practice which once had married clergy and this was approved via ecumenical council ruling - i.e. returning to Latin married clergy would be a course correction back to its original sailing plan.

Only partially true. Married men could indeed be ordained but they were required to adopt the discipline of total continence within said marriage. The spouse was required to agree to this or the candidate could not be ordained. The two were also required to live separately. Incidentally, we know for certain that only one Apostle, Peter, was at one time married. Based on what is written in Luke 18 and Matthew 19, it is readily apparent that only the Latin Rite is sailing on the correct course.

47 posted on 12/16/2006 2:37:08 PM PST by A.A. Cunningham
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