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To: sinkspur
4,000 married deacons took a vow never to remarry or to become a priest.
531 posted on 07/02/2003 5:56:29 PM PDT by fatima (Few words,more action.I freeped Hillary and it felt good.)
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To: fatima
4,000 married deacons took a vow never to remarry or to become a priest.

There is nothing in the ordination ceremony to the permanent diaconate about the priesthood. And there is certainly no vow that a permanent deacon takes to not ever pursue the priesthood.

532 posted on 07/02/2003 6:01:07 PM PDT by sinkspur
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