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To: american colleen
"I further state that I accept and intend to defend the law on ecclesiastical celibacy as it is proposed by the Magisterium of the Catholic Church

He broke his solemn oath - either he lied at the time he made the above statement or he is lying now - doesn't even matter whether you agree with a celibate priesthood or not. This cardinal is someone who lies and breaks oaths in order to maintain his red hat.

Dittos. And for that, NOT for his recent statements on celibacy per se, he should be removed.

98 posted on 05/26/2005 10:00:31 AM PDT by St. Johann Tetzel (Sometimes "Defending the Faith" means you have to be willing to get your hands dirty...)
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To: St. Johann Tetzel

Absolutely. What got us into the entire scandal was lying and breaking oaths and vows. Which is why Catholics should insist and strive for orthodoxy in all things - nothing less will do, regardless of the context.


100 posted on 05/26/2005 10:05:00 AM PDT by american colleen (Long live Benedict XVI!)
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