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I'm not sure, maybe he had his own church in mind, it doesn't matter because scripture and the holy spirit teach truth and he needs no denomination. The body being the temple and spirit being teacher isn't an analogy, its the reality and the building is the analogy.
I kinda think he was just posting some early Church history which had no denominations.
Protestant error and invention : senior pastor replacing role of pope
(P.S. where's the catholic thread so i can comment on the error of there being a pope?)
I kinda think he was just posting some early Church history which had no denominations.
Hmmm. I'd be interested to meet a senior pastor on whom his church has conferred infallibility.
Well, your church seems to think there is, and I agree with it. Most parishes are covered now, but many are understaffed and have had to press members of religious order into parish work, rely upon foreign clergy, and make greater use of deacons. All of that may make the crisis seem less severe than it is. There is no way of denying, however, that there has been a terrific drop off in vocations in the last several generations.
You asked my opinion and mine is that--for several reasons--it's coming. It may not be tomorrow, however, but it wouldn't surprise me if it happens, perhaps in a limited way, within the next 15 or 20 years. On the other hand, if Francis' tenure is short and a conservative succeeds him, that could set the process back.
Apparently, your policy is that no fact, however true, can be tolerated if it comes from a "non-Catholic." So be it...but the church has a shortage of priests, has said so, and HAD TO address its priest shortage by doing all these things.Actually, religious orders often look at parish work as a way to promote their order.
That makes me wonder how many RC priests are now converting to the Anglican church or other apostolic churches.Apparently, your policy is that no fact, however true, can be tolerated if it comes from a "non-Catholic." So be it...but the church has a shortage of priests, has said so, and HAD TO address its priest shortage by doing all these things.
Not real sure, but consider this:There is some validity to that point. But a man being married is not as hindered as it's promoted. The Roman Church did well with married and celibate priest working together for many years.
I agree they will never allow priest to marry but I'm thinking the will eventually allow married men to be ordained. Seems they've already opened that door with the anglo-rite.But that's just a guess. It would depend on how the pope speaks on it. I'm quite sure your last Pope would not have but I'm not so sure about the current one.
Do you have any history of why the church stopped ordaining married men?
I reckon that Catholic priests are in short supply in some areas because training a priest takes a lot of time and effort.
In some non-denominational groups training a pastor doesn't take a lot of time or effort.
MAybe so, but it's not universal. And I can tell you that, if the teachers are represented by a union, there's union protection, too.Not really. At least in my neck of the woods offenders in the public school system get both front page exposure in the newspapers and prime time television news coverage and when their cases go to trial the judges throw the books at them. Maybe it is different where you live.
Of course we're always to pray for more vocations. Religious means priests, nuns, brothers. We're always supposed to pray for this.Again, I don't know your situation, but here in my little corner of the world I see billboards with Catholic messages to pray for more "religious". I think "religious" means a noun rather than an adjective - meaning that folks should be praying for more people to join the ranks of the clergy and other religious vocations in the Catholic Church.
As for a priest shortage, it is very real and not going away. A nearby city once had five thriving Catholic churches with multiple priests serving in each church. Today all five churches have been closed and there is one, new church with one priest serving in a single parish covering the entire city. Either membership has taken a genuine nosedive or there is a priest shortage. Take you pick. Neither scenario is particularly good IMO.
And there are a lot of other reasons that no doubt contribute, but at least you recognize that there IS a shortage.
So you say, and there still are disputes but that proves nothing. I could establish doctrine with only a few letters and a Gospel. You just need to Justify the Pope and RC.
I reckon that Catholic priests are in short supply in some areas because training a priest takes a lot of time and effort.
In some non-denominational groups training a pastor doesn't take a lot of time or effort.
In some places. Not in others.
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