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To: Natural Law
The Church doesn't have "alter" boys. It has an alter Christus and altar servers, some of whom are boys.

I know a number of Catholics who claim they are former altar boys...Are they lying???  

21 posted on 04/27/2012 12:31:22 PM PDT by Iscool (You mess with me, you mess with the WHOLE trailerpark...)
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To: Iscool
"I know a number of Catholics who claim they are former altar boys...Are they lying???"

Why would you presume lying as opposed to any other explanation? Prior to 1983 all altar servers were boys and were frequently referred to altar boys (not alter boys).

Canon 230 of the Code of Canon Law promulgated in 1983 allowed local ordinaries to permit girls and women to so function as altar servers. Not all have done so.

24 posted on 04/27/2012 1:06:10 PM PDT by Natural Law (The Pearly Gates are really a servants entrance.)
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To: Iscool

The distinction between altar and alter has flown over that BB rattling around in your grape.


28 posted on 04/27/2012 1:49:34 PM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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