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To: metmom
I don't recall saying that and I don't recall even addressing the issue. I went through my posting history looking for that comment and can't find it.

You did indeed "address the issue" in 4757 with your question. I have no objection if you wish to deny what you did.

4,850 posted on 09/14/2010 7:51:35 PM PDT by Judith Anne (Holy Mary, Mother of God, please pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.)
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To: Judith Anne

Post 4757 was in response to a comment about priests being married.

What I’m looking for is somewhere where someone may have thought I said that married priests were not allowed in the Catholic church. That wasn’t what the question was.

The question was.....”So, all the priests can now go out and get married? And priests entering the priesthood can get married and do not have to take a vow of celibacy?”

The question is dealing with whether or not the Catholic church allows priests to marry. It doesn’t, which is not the same thing as allowing, under certain extenuating circumstances, married men to become priests.

FWIW, one of the priests I know who left the priesthood to become married because the Catholic church would not permit him to marry as a priest, is a relative of mine.

If you can find where I ever said that the Catholic church never permitted married priests, be my guest. Show me the post.

Are you denying that the Catholic church requires a celibate priesthood?


4,878 posted on 09/14/2010 9:18:43 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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