Because Mad Dawg didn't tell you the whole story. Maybe he forgot? If somebody says that the Catholic Church does not allow married priests, my work is done if I show it has allowed one. And in fact, the frist time this came up I mentioned the uniate churches and the "pastoral provision." The recent outreach to disaffected Anglicans has been in the news, so I didn't think I had to mention that.
If somebody wants to exult in claims of knowledge, I tend to let them do their own research.
Because Mad Dawg didn't tell you the whole story. Maybe he forgot?
If somebody says that the Catholic Church does not allow married priests, my work is done if I show it has allowed one. And in fact, the frist time this came up I mentioned the uniate churches and the "pastoral provision." The recent outreach to disaffected Anglicans has been in the news, so I didn't think I had to mention that.
If somebody wants to exult in claims of knowledge, I tend to let them do their own research.
OK, but I don't agree with your reasoning. Some of your Catholic friends may interpret your explanation to mean
all Priests may be married.
"The Catholic Church allows heretical Popes." My work is done if I show it has had one. Is that ok with you?