To: sinkspur
''It's time to ordain men of quality, not to just look for numbers."But first, you have to ordain MEN.
Set the minimum age for ordination at 32, and make sure the guy has at least had one job outside the Church in his life.
5 posted on
07/19/2004 4:34:05 PM PDT by
sinkspur
(There's no problem on the inside of a kid that the outside of a dog can't cure.)
To: sinkspur
"Set the minimum age for ordination at 32, and make sure the guy has at least had one job outside the Church in his life."
Goofy idea. While late vocations can be very good, the idea that a man dedicated to Christ needs to go "experience the world first" is just goofy.
10 posted on
07/19/2004 7:18:58 PM PDT by
narses
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To: sinkspur
Set the minimum age for ordination at 32, and make sure the guy has at least had one job outside the Church in his life.St. Padre Pio, at age 15 entered the noviciate of the Capuchin Friars in Morcone, and joined the order at age 19. He was ordained at the age of 22.
You have a problem with that?
To: sinkspur
Set the minimum age for ordination at 32, and make sure the guy has at least had one job outside the Church in his life. Works well for the Jesuits.
Woops did I say well...
14 posted on
07/19/2004 7:45:51 PM PDT by
NeoCaveman
("If we beat them bad enough, they can't cheat" - Hugh Hewitt)
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