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To: Romulus

Regarding the Pope. I agree he’s a socialist and I wish they’d bring Pope Benedict XVI back out of retirement. However, Pope Francis made three observations about clerical celibacy which are entirely correct:

1) The policy is a discipline of the Church, not a dogma or doctrine.

2) The policy was implemented many centuries after the founding of the Church.

3) The policy is always subject to change.

All true.


130 posted on 01/29/2015 9:01:57 AM PST by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines

Doesn’t matter how common it was; it was a condemned abuse. You know that.

If you want to be a protestant, be a protestant. Stop sowing confusion.


131 posted on 01/29/2015 10:54:00 AM PST by Romulus
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