Mario trips a bit too easily! A seemingly innocent question often encourages and begets more responses than a bullish "know it all approach." Indeed the self same Mario had expressed, at least once on Goanet that, he reckoned I had feigned ignorance about some aspects of WW2 to draw things out of him! He was right then of course, but this did not stop him from delivering long lecture notes willy nilly.
The Goanet archives will illustrate some points I had made previously about the reality of married priests among Catholics in South and North America and elsewhere. Cornel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mario Goveia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Mario replies: >> > Just because you did not know that married priests > from other Christian denominations are allowed to stay > married when they convert and become Catholic priests > does not mean that the Church has been secretive. > This is a well known exception to the rule. I believe > even married Catholics who then become priests fall > under this exception. >> > The Catholic Church has a very specific and very > high-minded reason for wanting their priests to be > celibate, and this reason has so far superceded the > arguments in favor of married priests.