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To: verdugo
The principle reason is to place young men on the road to the priesthood.

Makes sense. Then as long as boys are given priority at altar server spots over girls then it is ok to have female altar servers (as long as there is a slot open for a girl that is not filled by a boy)?

61 posted on 02/28/2011 12:06:01 PM PST by kidd
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To: kidd; verdugo
Then as long as boys are given priority at altar server spots over girls then it is ok to have female altar servers (as long as there is a slot open for a girl that is not filled by a boy)?

I don't agree with that.

If, in fact, being an Altar Boy is taking the first step toward the priesthood, then no girl should ever be an Altar Boy. To allow her to take that first step is to lie to her and to the entire Church, that she could complete the journey. Better to have no Altar Boys, than to have girl Altar Boys.

62 posted on 02/28/2011 12:11:32 PM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: kidd
re: have female altar servers,as long as there is a slot open for a girl that is not filled by a boy.

We've been there and done that the last 30 years. It does not work, because the job becomes effeminatized.The boys start dropping like flies, and the girls start to take over. Moreover, the girls will never become priests, so the whole purpose of altar servers is lost. The sancuary is no place for women.

64 posted on 02/28/2011 12:35:38 PM PST by verdugo ("You can't lie, even to save the World")
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To: kidd
re: have female altar servers,as long as there is a slot open for a girl that is not filled by a boy.

We've been there and done that the last 30 years. It does not work, because the job becomes effeminatized.The boys start dropping like flies, and the girls start to take over. Moreover, the girls will never become priests, so the whole purpose of altar servers is lost. The sancuary is no place for women.

65 posted on 02/28/2011 12:35:50 PM PST by verdugo ("You can't lie, even to save the World")
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