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lsewpershad

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Reply to cbayer (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 20, 2012, 04:37 PM

Aug 2012

The congregation should be held accountable. The power should always be in the hands of the people. Now it's time to tell the pope he was not chosen by god to lead anyone.

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US judge says Vatican isn't priests' employer [View all] Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 OP

That should be good news to the nuns who don't like what the Vatican is doing CanonRay Aug 2012 #1

Indeed. lsewpershad Aug 2012 #3

The judge found that the fact that the vatican could fire priests Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #4

That's ridiculous. I hope he is overruled. cbayer Aug 2012 #2

No lsewpershad Aug 2012 #5

While that might be an outcome one would wish for, that is not the outcome that is cbayer Aug 2012 #6

They take the money, Confusious Aug 2012 #7

So who does the judge say is a priest's employer? The diocese? Archdiocese? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2012 #8