Re: Making money from Java


Judson McClendon wrote:
> "Alistair" <alistair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Judson McClendon wrote:
> The Catholic church does not require priests in all countries to be
> celibate. Many (if not most) priests in Africa, for example, are married by
> sanction of the church. I've never understood the Catholic injunction
> against priests and nuns being married. The Bible makes it clear that Peter
> was married, Jesus even healed Peter's mother-in-law. If the Pope's
> authority is handed down from Peter, and Peter was married and carried his
> wife around with him, why not priests and nuns? Puzzling.
> --

This is new to me. I had thought that the RC church was adamant about
marital status.

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