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To: Luddite Patent Counsel
Oh! I almost forgot:

This saying is trustworthy: whoever aspires to the office of bishop desires a noble task. Therefore, a bishop must be irreproachable, married only once, temperate, self-controlled, decent, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not aggressive, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with perfect dignity; for if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of the church of God? He should not be a recent convert, so that he may not become conceited and thus incur the devil's punishment. He must also have a good reputation among outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, the devil's trap. Catholic Bible Online -- 1st Tim. 3

192 posted on 01/06/2005 9:29:37 AM PST by Rytwyng (we're here, we're Huguenots, get used to us)
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To: Rytwyng

"He should not be a recent convert, so that he may not become conceited and thus incur the devil's punishment."

I'm glad you agree that this protestant shouldn't be a priest. But, then, extrapolating whole new religions from bits and pieces of scripture is a protestant thing, isn't it?


195 posted on 01/06/2005 9:50:40 AM PST by Luddite Patent Counsel
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