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To: Cardhu

If ordaining married men would be the panacea you claim then why is there a shortage of Priests in the 21 Churches in the Eastern Rites as well as the Greek Orthodox Church?


66 posted on 01/11/2011 11:08:48 PM PST by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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To: A.A. Cunningham
If ordaining married men would be the panacea you claim then why is there a shortage of Priests in the 21 Churches in the Eastern Rites as well as the Greek Orthodox Church?

I claim nothing of the sort. If you read the paragraph below it does not mention numbers only quality. Shortages will continue as the old habits and superstitions gradually lose their appeal.

"Everything would be much better if marriage were allowed as it is in the Eastern rite, which is under the Pope. It would certainly draw more normal men to the church than currently and attract less of those with conflicted sexual urges or the sexually disordered to a life of enforced religious celibacy."

67 posted on 01/11/2011 11:32:42 PM PST by Cardhu
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