Dear Joe, While I share your sentiments about the Church doing precious little to protect its heritage structures, it is difficult to share your views about the sacraments. Why take shelter of Konkani to bye-pass the Goanet Admin.? Married pastors of the other denominations are doing a great job. Catholic priest will be no worse for their marriage, if permitted. This is highly unlikely, given that the majority of the Cardinals are conservative. It is not easy to upturn the tradition of 1600 odd years.[Historically there was a Bishop of Rome, but no Pope for the first few Centuries till Emperor Constantine came along.] St.Peter, the ex-post facto first Pope, had a mother-in-law and ,therefore, must have been married. St.Paul mended tents to earn a living while preaching the word of God. Work and marriage are not detrimental to witnessing for Christ. Heaven is not filled with virgins and chaste bachelors
Both of Abe Faria's parents received the sacrement or holy order. His father became a priest and his mother became a nun. If they received the 'annointing of the sick'[ earlier Extreme Unction], they would have received all the seven sacraments. I know a few priest who left the holy order and got married. They are six down and one sacrament left before dying or when very sick. ............................................................................ ........................... > JoeGoaUk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 7 Sacraments: Batism, Kumsar, Kumnianv, krizm, ord, sontesanv & Kazar. > > At present, One can take max. of 6 sacraments. But with the new Pope with new > changes/reforms this could change. > > Catholic Priests could now take all the 7 sacraments (if KAZAR is granted to them). > Several representations/appeals from Priests from diff part of the world were > already pending with the late Pope John II. They also say that the first Pope was > married. > > 'Tempar pormonnem matiar kurponnem' Eta, eta padrink Kazar eta!! > > No more secret affairs now,magir BHAIL-ui kor ani BHURGEAMK-ui kor. > > Magir bhurgeank munnodi, mozo Pai Pad Vigar ou mozo pai Pad Kur. > > Amchem kazar padri kortat, magir padrinchem kazar konn kortolo gai? Bism Saib? > > Bhurgeanchem kazar korunk dusro padri kitiak zai, Pai asa nhoi? ............................................................................ ....... If one's children are old enough to look after themselves, and one's wife is not dependent on the husband[being a working wife, divorced or dead], a man can become a priest after marriage. Any takers enroute the seven sacraments? Married men, who later become priests, would be amply qualified to conduct marriage formation courses[ made compulsory for canonical marrige in Goa]. Right now such courses are conducted by priests who know nothing about marital adjustments [even if some of them know about sex] or by married couples of doubtful knowledge about Christian theology or catholic cathechism. Some of them are even "believers" but their mother church knows it not. Viva Goa. Miguel >
