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Manifestor_of_Light

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18. Hey it happens sometimes!
Mon Aug 4, 2014, 08:46 PM
Aug 2014

Look up Father Cutie (who is a cutie) in Miami, who was caught frolicking with his girlfriend on a beach, and left the Catholic Church and married her and has two kids now. He went to the Episcopal Church.

And in Art History, we learned about Fra Fillippo Lippi, and the pretty young nun he used for a model while painting, and she produced Fra Fillippino Lippi. They excused Fra Fillippo for his sin of fornication because he was such a good painter! His son was a pretty good painter too!

I think if the Catholic Church doesn't get rid of their antiquated policies on celibacy, they should not be surprised that some of the priests who would rather be married go to the Episcopal Church instead.

I used to go to a Methodist church that was high church, lots of ceremony (known colloquially as smells and bells) and choral responses in Anglican (four-part) chant. I liked it because the music changed every week and we sang lots of short things, instead of being mired in Protestant dirges inflicted by Martin Luther and the Wesleys. Later the minister was at Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral. It did not surprise me that the minister changed to the Episcopal Church because he liked the ceremony.

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You should see that cemetery in Milwaukee ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2014 #1
Ha! The L.A. Archdiocese did just the opposite. onager Aug 2014 #3
Yes, that vow of poverty just means the church owns the property Warpy Aug 2014 #2
Dolan is as creepy and disgusting as they come amuse bouche Aug 2014 #4
Says you Heddi Aug 2014 #5
So, do you have any personal connections with this kind of thing? - say, mr blur Aug 2014 #6
Wow just wow Heddi Aug 2014 #7
Take a nap mr blur Aug 2014 #8
Says you Heddi Aug 2014 #9
LOL, this whole subthread almost made me shit myself with laughter EvolveOrConvolve Aug 2014 #10
I'm knitting a merkin Heddi Aug 2014 #13
Heddi, the OP didn't say "all Christian ministers"; it said "these Catholic Archbishops" Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #11
Not all catholic archbishops are like that Heddi Aug 2014 #12
!! mr blur Aug 2014 #14
ta-dah Heddi Aug 2014 #15
Visit the not all like that project Lordquinton Aug 2014 #16
not all "not all like thats" are like that Heddi Aug 2014 #17
Hey it happens sometimes! Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2014 #18
lol. Do you have any idea how ridiculous that is? Warren Stupidity Aug 2014 #19
... trotsky Aug 2014 #21
Frankly, Arugula, that's just your opinion. trotsky Aug 2014 #22
Apoplexy accepted! trotsky Aug 2014 #20
ROFLMAO!!! (nt) LostOne4Ever Aug 2014 #23
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