church splinters in africa over celibacy
yet another splinter church has arisen, this time in Africa.
The new leader of this group, Archishop-elect Mbewe, claims that the UN and African Union charters gives them the freedom to worship how they please and to found whatever churches they desire.
really.
I had no clue that the UN had anything to say with how the Catholic Church conducts her affairs. errr....they're her affairs.
but what do I know?
hahaha....
that would kinda be like Al Quaeda telling America how to conduct her internal business. What to put in ( or more likely leave out) of the constitution. OH WAIT! they do that already. Thing is, everyone sees how it's none of their business. Somehow when it involves the church, it becomes everybody's business.
Go figger.
anyhow - his biggest gripe is...........wait for it..........celibacy.
yeah. you knew that already, heh?
well I did.
seems to be a theme the last several weeks. A couple months ago every topic that came up was centered around homosexuality. Now it seems to be married priests.
whatever.
since there seems to be a recurring topic lately I'll probably expound a bit on this on the regular home page like before, as there are some things I've yet to work out myself and sometimes someone will write in with a timely answer to the whole matter.
but here let me suffice by saying, if you knew this was the discipline why did you sign on the dotted line?
what in the world?
he goes on and on in his statement about how the men are forced into this and Christ never made it compulsory, it was voluntary. And how none of these men were able to do it and how they were secretly running around with women anyhow. And moreover, how these priests need to rise up now and live out their God given mission (?) as married men.
well excuse me if I sound blunt but I highly doubt the church put a gun to a man's head and said not only will you be a priest but you'll do it in this fashion. I see no force. No foul. They chose to serve like that.
Now.... if they wanted to live with delusions of changing things that is a suffering they brought upon themselves. Even if the discipline was lifted it wouldn't affect them as once a man is ordained he can no longer marry. Even in the Eastern rites of the church which allow married priests. If you've no wife when you become a priest you can't decide to get one later. You, uh, missed that boat.
ahhh well.
But what can you expect from a minister who takes his marching orders from the UN? one would think he'd be getting them from a more appropriate authority....
here is the article
http://allafrica.com/stories/200712270423.html
The new leader of this group, Archishop-elect Mbewe, claims that the UN and African Union charters gives them the freedom to worship how they please and to found whatever churches they desire.
really.
I had no clue that the UN had anything to say with how the Catholic Church conducts her affairs. errr....they're her affairs.
but what do I know?
hahaha....
that would kinda be like Al Quaeda telling America how to conduct her internal business. What to put in ( or more likely leave out) of the constitution. OH WAIT! they do that already. Thing is, everyone sees how it's none of their business. Somehow when it involves the church, it becomes everybody's business.
Go figger.
anyhow - his biggest gripe is...........wait for it..........celibacy.
yeah. you knew that already, heh?
well I did.
seems to be a theme the last several weeks. A couple months ago every topic that came up was centered around homosexuality. Now it seems to be married priests.
whatever.
since there seems to be a recurring topic lately I'll probably expound a bit on this on the regular home page like before, as there are some things I've yet to work out myself and sometimes someone will write in with a timely answer to the whole matter.
but here let me suffice by saying, if you knew this was the discipline why did you sign on the dotted line?
what in the world?
he goes on and on in his statement about how the men are forced into this and Christ never made it compulsory, it was voluntary. And how none of these men were able to do it and how they were secretly running around with women anyhow. And moreover, how these priests need to rise up now and live out their God given mission (?) as married men.
well excuse me if I sound blunt but I highly doubt the church put a gun to a man's head and said not only will you be a priest but you'll do it in this fashion. I see no force. No foul. They chose to serve like that.
Now.... if they wanted to live with delusions of changing things that is a suffering they brought upon themselves. Even if the discipline was lifted it wouldn't affect them as once a man is ordained he can no longer marry. Even in the Eastern rites of the church which allow married priests. If you've no wife when you become a priest you can't decide to get one later. You, uh, missed that boat.
ahhh well.
But what can you expect from a minister who takes his marching orders from the UN? one would think he'd be getting them from a more appropriate authority....
here is the article
http://allafrica.com/stories/200712270423.html
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