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Very funny. I just put in non-Catholic so you wouldn’t think that I didn’t think Catholics are Christians, as opposed to Papist or Mary worshippers or something.

I don’t like the religion threads very much. Too much fierce orthodoxy. I presume a person believes what they believe because they thought it out. I like and support the concept of respect for conscience. Too many FReepers look to bash and fight about fundamental beliefs. Most religious conservatives I know came to their beliefs thoughtfully. I don’t see many conversions, just a lot of recriminations and bad feelings.

I don’t go to the Religion forum much any more. I just check the latest posts and this one was interesting. I had been under the impression that the Catholic Church guarded the priesthood pretty jealously. What surprised me was when the article indicated that anyone could perform the baptism. That was really shocking, given what I thought I understood about the Catholic faith.

I looked up holy orders myself. So Apostolic Succession still holds for that authority, no?

Thanks for the clarification on the other items. I’ll check your reply later on. Good night.