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To: Secret Agent Man
Current favorite is “other denominations do it too”.

That's neither a cover nor an excuse.

It is an observation that the Catholic Church's condition of being composed of fallen human beings is no different than any other communion's.

Pretending that the Catholic Church alone has scandals is silly.

11 posted on 01/11/2011 9:55:54 AM PST by wideawake
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To: wideawake

No, in the context that that is given, it’s called “rationalization”.

Nobody here said other denominations DON’T have problems either. Nobody said that so don’t say that was said. Pointing out others have problems when trying to deflect people away from your problems is a non-answer about your own problems.


13 posted on 01/11/2011 9:59:18 AM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: wideawake
True, but only in the Catholic church is it a scandal for a single man to fall in love with a single woman.

I just think that expecting a man to remain celibate for life, is just setting a lot of men up for failure.

I'm not saying that their aren't plenty of priests that do remain celibate. However, no one should be surprised when a good amount of them break this vow.

51 posted on 01/11/2011 12:05:38 PM PST by kara37
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