To: IC Ken
When I married my wife the Catholic Church wanted $ 5,000 for an annulment from her previous Catholic marriage. This was in 1976. I told the diocese I could not afford it and they said I couldnt afford to be Catholic and I would be excommunicated if we married. After 38 years I havent forgiving them but wife still claims she is Catholic. I do still receive the offering envelopes.They're probably holding out til you are on your death bead...No doubt they're wanting that cash for the bishop's benevolent fund...
61 posted on
06/20/2014 11:48:10 AM PDT by
Iscool
To: Iscool; Alex Murphy; bkaycee; blue-duncan; boatbums; caww; count-your-change; CynicalBear; ...
70 posted on
06/20/2014 12:05:42 PM PDT by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith....)
To: Iscool; IC Ken
When I married my wife the Catholic Church wanted $ 5,000 for an annulment from her previous Catholic marriage. This was in 1976. I told the diocese I could not afford it and they said I couldnt afford to be Catholic and I would be excommunicated if we married. After 38 years I havent forgiving them but wife still claims she is Catholic. I do still receive the offering envelopes.Sure sounds like a business transaction to me. If you pay up your a member and get to be saved and if you don't pay up well you'll be nice and toasty in the after life.
Try a Bible based Evangelical Church. They won't have as much money, or political clout but there will be less hypocrisy.
80 posted on
06/20/2014 1:16:36 PM PDT by
wmfights
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