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To: rjsimmon
As someone who went through the Ordination ceremony for priesthood, I would disagree.

Would you care to share any further information about this rather extraordinary claim?

291 posted on 08/17/2009 1:23:12 PM PDT by Petronski (In Germany they came first for the Communists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist...)
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To: Petronski
Would you care to share any further information about this rather extraordinary claim?

As part of a research project, I and three others researched the medieval Catholic Church and the ordination ceremonies of the past. In order to fully understand the vetting process, we asked to recreate the modern ordination ceremony. We were granted permission from the local diocese, with the understanding that it was for eductional purposes only and not for us to be included in the roles of the priesthood. I was the only non-Catholic in the mix.

The rite was performed off of Catholic grounds and was administered by a lay member of the diocese.

For your edification, I did not say that I was ordained a priest, merely that I went through the ordination rite. I was required to discuss the workings of the church and to affirm that this was not to bring discredit to the church.

303 posted on 08/17/2009 1:52:59 PM PDT by rjsimmon (1-20-2013 The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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