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Boomer

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7. Soon to be not enough human beings

Reply to Joe Magarac (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 2, 2014, 03:40 PM

Jun 2014

Having managed to make the vocation of being a nun as thankless as possible, the Catholic Church has now moved on making teaching at a Catholic school a thankless task for lay people, too.

All good in my book. They can't wither away too soon for me.

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No Sex, No Gays, No Problem [View all] theHandpuppet Jun 2014 OP

I'm glad they're pursuing a course that will lead to irrelevancy Warpy Jun 2014 #1

Unfortunately the Anglican Church also has some serious issues theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #2

They're not perfect, just better. Warpy Jun 2014 #4

It seems "the gays" are causing a lot of denominational schisms theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #5

Gay pride event has focus on Catholic teacher contract theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #3

Here's the deep background: Not enough nuns. Joe Magarac Jun 2014 #6

Soon to be not enough human beings Boomer Jun 2014 #7

Totally agree. I have nothing against personal faith/spirituality, but institutional religon needs nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #9

If their title is minister, and their exemption is based on the religious role.. Amimnoch Jun 2014 #8