Hi Mario, I must disagree with you on this one. There is a great deal of information available that seems to support Selma's views. The paper you cite ignores the history of the Roman Catholic church in regards to celibacy (or lack thereof), especially when it comes to the papacy.
Peter -- Here are some interesting facts: (Source: http://www.futurechurch.org/fpm/history.htm ) Popes who were married: St. Peter, Apostle St. Felix III 483-492 (2 children) St. Hormidas 514-523 (1 son) St. Silverus (Antonia) 536-537 Hadrian II 867-872 (1 daughter) Clement IV 1265-1268 (2 daughters) Felix V 1439-1449 (1 son) Popes who were the sons of other popes, other clergy: Name of Pope Papacy Son of St. Damascus I 366-348 St. Lorenzo, priest St. Innocent I 401-417 Anastasius I Boniface 418-422 son of a priest St. Felix 483-492 son of a priest Anastasius II 496-498 son of a priest St. Agapitus I 535-536 Gordiaous, priest St. Silverus 536-537 St. Homidas, pope Deusdedit 882-884 son of a priest Boniface VI 896-896 Hadrian, bishop John XI 931-935 Pope Sergius III John XV 989-996 Leo, priest Popes who had illegitimate children after 1139 Innocent VIII 1484-1492 several children Alexander VI 1492-1503 several children Julius 1503-1513 3 daughters Paul III 1534-1549 3 sons, 1 daughter Pius IV 1559-1565 3 sons Gregory XIII 1572-1585 1 son Mario writes: > --- Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This incidentally was one of the chief reasons for > > incorporating celibacy into the Catholic Church law. > > That often, Church property was passed down from > > generation to generation when priests could actually > > marry and the Church was having none of that. > > > Mario observes: > > > When Selma makes such wise-sounding, closed-end > comments, as if she knows exactly what she is talking > about from sitting at the right hand of Pope Benny > XVI, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Sufficeth > to say tears begin to stream down my cheeks:-)) > > _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
