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To: RobbyS
I hate it when I get ignored. Is it because I mentioned the "D" word? Are there a half dozen protestants who are still living with their first wives? I exaggerate, of course , but it just seems that the death till we part has been replaved by " Till I no longer feel the way I do today." I have a general question: what do they do with the old wedding rings?

Sorry, "No joy" here. I doubt that Catholics are substantially less likely to divorce than NCs. Nor are fundamentalists less likely to split up than liberal christians. One of the great shames of the church (little "c") in the last few decades is our divorce rate (and in the RCC the ease of annulment) which is not significantly better than those who pay Christ no heed :(

As to your first point... did I ignore you? Or was this a side jab at someone else?

30,979 posted on 02/28/2002 10:51:58 AM PST by IMRight
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To: IMRight
But of course I'm not aiming at you. But I beg to differ that funamentalists are not prone to divorce. The apostate Irishman, Bill Mara of P.I.C ,once pointed out correctly that the Bible Belt has a divorce rate as high as Hollywood's. Those who think that a married clergy is the panaxea for the ills of the Catholic priesthood should consider the drawbacks. The Greek Church has a problem with the scarcity of women who are willing to live a life of genteel poverty. The American Church would have to worry about the high cost of alimony.
30,989 posted on 02/28/2002 11:09:57 AM PST by RobbyS
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