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To: Graymatter
Would someone please explain what is meant here? Is he saying that the Anglican church should not have women bishops until and unless the Roman Catholic church approves?

I think you should also read right underneath that statement:

Anglicans cannot assume Catholicism will someday drop objections to female priests and bishops, Kasper said. "The Catholic Church is convinced that she has no right to do so."

He's the head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. You can not have Christian unity if you are in disagreement with one another. Does that make sense?

87 posted on 07/08/2006 2:58:20 PM PDT by FJ290
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To: FJ290

Indeed, I found the next sentence even more confusing. It's as if he's saying, on the one hand, that the Anglicans should not have women bishops until the Catholics can approve, and on the other, they never will approve.
I'm trying to read it in such a way that it doesn't sound vaguely sarcastic, and more befitting the head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.
At the moment I'm blaming the reporter who wrote this up. Possibly in full context his comments would be clearer.


119 posted on 07/08/2006 3:23:26 PM PDT by Graymatter ("Put only Americans on guard tonight." -- George Washington)
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