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To: anncoulteriscool
The Roman Catholic Church differs from almost all others in that officially none of Her Doctrines or Dogmas have changed. (100 years ago almost every mainstream Christian faith forbade divorce, birth control and abortion as well as sex outside of marraige, today only the Roman Catholic Church does, at least in the major denominations.)

In the last half century however a movement has pushed Her to change the externals (liturgies, architecture, homeletics, education, etc.) on the argument that it would increase membership. Many feel that such "modernisations" have failed and actually have been harmful. They point to decreased attendance at both daily and Sunday Mass, a decrease in the number of new priests, a huge increase in divorce (a major sin), birth control (another major sin) and an enormous drop in the rate of confessions amongst those who still attend.

7 posted on 10/20/2002 5:34:47 PM PDT by narses
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******an enormous drop in the rate of confessions *****

Someone rates the confessions! LOL!

14 posted on 10/20/2002 6:24:07 PM PDT by anncoulteriscool
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