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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

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14. Too many in leadership see laity as pew stuffing

Reply to Fortinbras Armstrong (Reply #13)

Sat Jun 9, 2012, 01:23 PM

Jun 2012

Not all of them do, but there are some, some in really high places see laity as little more than pew stuffing. As people whose only role in the church is to "pray, pay, and obey."

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Nuns are standing up to the Vatican [View all] 47of74 Apr 2012 OP

The nuns should start a new Catholic order. American "liberal" Catholics would adopt them in droves hlthe2b Apr 2012 #1

growing up in calif, i was around a lot of catholics. they were always the cool religion seabeyond Apr 2012 #3

Yes... I nearly married into a family of very liberal "cafeteria" Catholics... hlthe2b Apr 2012 #4

I think the church hierarchy parted company with most Catholics Matilda Apr 2012 #8

For the past several years I've said... 47of74 Jun 2012 #10

What's more, Humanae Vitae is bad moral theology Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2012 #12

see, this is exactly what the pope is talking about. those uppity women, not knowing their place seabeyond Apr 2012 #2

Lately, the Church leadership has been sounding just like Fundie preachers meow2u3 Apr 2012 #5

Or are guilty of covering up other's misdeeds 47of74 Apr 2012 #6

That, too meow2u3 Apr 2012 #7

Good for them! Kath1 Jun 2012 #9

You go, girls!! lindysalsagal Jun 2012 #11

Non-thought in the Vatican Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2012 #13

Too many in leadership see laity as pew stuffing 47of74 Jun 2012 #14