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To: Gamecock

I am a practicing Catholic. I attend Mass every week and watch it almost every night on EWTN. I agree with many of your points. So do many other Catholics, I can even add a few of my own:

1) Compulsory clerical celibacy is a Church rule, not a Biblical requirement for service in the priesthood.

2) You are right about Mary. A true saint. But not a perpetual virgin. She was married to Joseph and Jesus had brothers and sisters. This is mentioned in the Bible and I first learned in it a Bible study class taught by a CATHOLIC priest in a CATHOLIC church.

3) You are right about confession. We are taught in the Bible to confess our sins, but no requirement is there which says you must confess them to a priest.

4) An the concept of papal infallibility is a complete crock, a dogma developed in the late 19th century by a rather authoritarian Pope who didn’t want any of his other ideas, doctrines, or dogmas questioned.

I could go on and on. I love my Church and respect its history and traditions. But like all other churches it is a man made institution and is far from perfect. It makes mistakes and commits sins just like everyone else.


25 posted on 07/08/2015 7:32:12 AM PDT by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
2) You are right about Mary. A true saint. But not a perpetual virgin. She was married to Joseph and Jesus had brothers and sisters. This is mentioned in the Bible and I first learned in it a Bible study class taught by a CATHOLIC priest in a CATHOLIC church. 3) You are right about confession. We are taught in the Bible to confess our sins, but no requirement is there which says you must confess them to a priest. 4) An the concept of papal infallibility is a complete crock, a dogma developed in the late 19th century by a rather authoritarian Pope who didn’t want any of his other ideas, doctrines, or dogmas questioned. I could go on and on. I love my Church and respect its history and traditions. But like all other churches it is a man made institution and is far from perfect. It makes mistakes and commits sins just like everyone else.

#2...you are wrong #3...you are wrong #4...you are wrong. Pay attention to what the church teaches and find out why...it is VERY easy to understand it once someone who knows what he/she is talking about explains it to you

You misunderstood what the priest told you concerning Mary's virginity.

88 posted on 07/08/2015 8:10:43 PM PDT by terycarl (, COMMON SENSE PREVAILS OVERALL)
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