[Apologetics] Catholic Answers: Help Stop the Wolves in Sheep's Clothing!

[Art Kelly]

Stuart,

You're right, of course, that a distinction should be
made between matters of doctrine and discipline.
Lumping them together is not helpful.

Art

--- "Stuart D. Gathman" <stuart at bmsi.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, Art Kelly wrote:
> 
> > Their common concerns? They desperately want the
> Church to change its 
> > "rigid" stand on such issues as abortion,
> contraception, divorce, homosexual
> > activity, women's ordination, and married priests.
> 
> I see a problem here.  Most of these issues are
> theological - and rightly
> rigid.  Married priests are a discipline issue. 
> They should not
> be lumped together.  Priests in certain special
> circumstances can already be
> married.  In theory, the married priest stance could
> change - and can be
> legitimately requested by faithful catholics
> (keeping in mind that the Church
> is *not* a democracy).  The other issues require
> rejecting catholic doctrine to
> be part of the corresponding lobbies.  (Some women's
> ordination advocates *may*
> have another definition of ordination in mind.  But
> given the prevalance of
> Goddess worship, it's probably rare.)
> 
> -- 
> 	      Stuart D. Gathman <stuart at bmsi.com>
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