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To: Pontiac
but think the only solution to these problems is to permit Priest to wed.

A specious argument at best. The "let them marry and this won't happen" argument is disproved by the facts:

Sexual Abuse of Children by Protestant Ministers

have not read anything official but I have heard rumors that the Church will not ordain anyone over the age of forty.

Incorrect.

54 posted on 07/17/2007 4:15:51 AM PDT by A.A. Cunningham
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To: A.A. Cunningham
Yes plenty of pedophiles get married, it is another layer of camouflage. But plenty of men (such as myself) are excluded from the Priesthood because they are not willing to forgo marriage to pursue that vocation.

It is simple reasoning that many true heterosexuals are excluded from the Priesthood because of the vow of celibacy.

70 posted on 07/17/2007 4:55:51 PM PDT by Pontiac (Patriotism is the natural consequence of having a free mind in a free society.)
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