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<P>I'm with Art on this one!<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: Art Kelly <arthurkelly@yahoo.com>
<DIV></DIV>>To: apologetics@gathman.org
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: [Apologetics] Re: The Situations in the Catholic and Anglican Churches Are NOT Similar!
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:48:58 -0800 (PST)
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<DIV></DIV>>Stuart,
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<DIV></DIV>>You are absolutely WRONG!
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>The U.S. bishops voted in Dallas sometime back for a
<DIV></DIV>>"one strike and you're out" policy.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>In my own view, that may have been too harsh.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>The Catholic Church is in the business of forgiveness
<DIV></DIV>>and there may be some particular circumstances where a
<DIV></DIV>>priest is both truly sorry and unquestionably
<DIV></DIV>>rehabilitated. To say that he MUST leave the
<DIV></DIV>>priesthood provides no room for exceptions.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Nevertheless, it IS the policy of the Catholic Church
<DIV></DIV>>in the U.S.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>Maybe you mean it is still being debated by people
<DIV></DIV>>like me who want to have a tough policy but one that
<DIV></DIV>>still provides some degree of flexibililty when the
<DIV></DIV>>situation warrants it.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>There are some good Catholics who think the bishops
<DIV></DIV>>may have over-reacted a bit and should fine-tune the
<DIV></DIV>>policy to allow for possible rare exceptions to their
<DIV></DIV>>"one strike and you're out" policy.
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<DIV></DIV>>The situations in the Catholic Church and the
<DIV></DIV>>Anglican/Episcopal Church are NOT in any way similar.
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<DIV></DIV>>Art
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<DIV></DIV>>--- "Stuart D. Gathman" <stuart@bmsi.com> wrote:
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>> > On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Bret wrote:
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > > Bret's comments: Stop by 2008 or else, they say!
<DIV></DIV>> > By then thousands will have
<DIV></DIV>> > > been \"ordained!\" They lie like Amway uplines!
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > It pretty disappointing, alright. Meanwhile, US
<DIV></DIV>> > Catholics are *still*
<DIV></DIV>> > debating whether child molesters should be restored
<DIV></DIV>> > to active ministry.
<DIV></DIV>> > I think we are all in big trouble.
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > --
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