Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:15:05 -0500 From: "manuel tavares" <[email protected]>
Here we have it.....We now have Pope Mario the Great defending his version of What the church can do and what it should do. I do not believe that the Pope or any man has the right to annul marriages, and if this is so, then all those whose marriages are annulled cannot receive communion. Mario observes: Hey, Manuel, You obviously have no idea what the Pope's role is. Why don't you ask your pastor? It looks like you want to pretend you are the Pope so that you can make up your own rules:-)) Manuel writes: For consistency sake, Why wasn't King Henry the Eighth granted an annulment??? If he were granted one, Protestantism would have had minimal effect on the faith. Mario responds: Good question. You will have to ask the Pope during Henry VIII's reign when you meet him eventually. Perhaps, you are not aware that Henry VIII would have required an annullment every few years:-)) Manuel wrote: Why does not the Bishop excommunicate Kennedy? Is he afraid that this will cause other Catholics who hold similar views form leaving the church if he does this? Mario responds: Another good question. I think he should. The others who want to follow Kennedy out of the Church are welcome to do so as far as I'm concerned, so that no Catholics are tied to the million plus abortions a year just in the US. Here is an address for Bishop Tobin where you can ask your question. Tell them it is Pope Manuel writing:-)) Office of the Bishop One Cathedral Square Providence, RI 02903 Phone: (401) 278-4600 Fax: (401) 278-4654 Office of Communications: [email protected] Here is a link to Bishop Tobin's response to Sen. Kennedy's defiance: http://www.dioceseofprovidence.org/?id=14&uudis=122
