in article , duke at
wrote on 7/26/05 6:21 PM:

On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 20:59:19 GMT, "Mike Painter"

The Church of Rome is finding it increasingly difficult to resolve
such conflicting views within its ranks.

That's why you'll never see a pope speak ex-cathedra on such matters. Only
things in the past like the assumption of Mary.

Very much is an typical mikey error mode. Ex-cathedra is for matters not
clearly defined in scripture. If you had attended a Catholic school, you'd
know
that, mikey.

The last time they changed the rules, when they made the Pope rather than a
group infallible there was a schism.

The rules have never changed. When was the last schism?

But I forget - you never were a Catholic, so you wouldn't know.

Marriage of priests will be allowed sooner or later and the next moderate to
liberal (relatively speaking) pope will almost certainly approve birth
control in marriage.

Don't hold your breath.

Abortion will come along sooner or later.

Never on this one. It's directly contrary to God's word. The only way to
approve this one is to find another name for this failed church.

The RCC has survived by changing and several things you went to hell for
when I was a kid are every day occurrences now. (Or once a week in the case
of meat on Friday)

Required act of penance, but no dogma.




The church will never me, since I don't aspire to the fetid and
festing pile of dog vomit it calls "eternal reward"...


Paul