Posted on 04/19/2005 5:13:20 PM PDT by Alex Marko
Cheers,
CSG
Most of the great composers when through the same thing.
ping to 152, 155 and 157.
Someone like you would be a great addition to the Church!
Celibacy is not required in order to "leave something of one's self behind" for Jesus.
Celibacy is a radical renunciation of the world in order to follow the Lord. But celibacy is secondary to the availability of the Eucharist to every Catholic who hungers for it.
If men are not going to embrace a celibate priesthood, (and they are not embracing it in the United States), then the Church will have to call non-celibates, as it has done and continues to do, as long as they pass themselves through the Anglican Church first.
Thank you, I have gotten the nicest responses from some catholic FReepers. Thank you all for the support and prayers.
Yes, this may be a good thing for Germany, we've all read stories about their youth groups who are adopting the ways of Hitlers Germany.
Dittoes -
Like that idiot bigoted non-Christian journalist "Ms. Rosenthal" telling the Vatican who and why and what agenda new Pope Benedick should have and why - and slipping in that old tired "NAZI-anti-semetic" cliched garbage again.
As a Protestant I am appalled but not surprised that Christian-haters in the radical (Socialist/Commie) Limo-liberal media and politicians and homosexuals and atheists would attempt to demand the person elected as Pope and his agenda to suit their personal worldview(s).
I certainly don*t pick Rabbis or tell Wiccans how to fly their brooms in bad weather.
They better be prepared to deal with reality - calling Ratzinger "the Panzer Pope" and "anti-Semetic" and a "homophobe" will not get them anywhere except further deeper in the pit.
When Pope Benedict smiles broadly at you on TV and waves just be assured he is laughing at their moronic agenda of the radicals and perverted and "Movin` On" with his!
Good post devolve. As a Catholic I have never called any other religious leader names. Only some Mullah urging his subjects to kill others deserves that.
Common sense and decency is becoming a lost virtue.
Northern Massachusetts and my children attend the ONLY Catholic school in Massachusetts, Immaculate Heart of Mary. You can see more at www.saintbenedict.com.
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