The Strength Afforded by the Priestly Habit — Catholicism Pure & Simple

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Shocking, this. But well-argued and -written.

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by David Martin at The Daily Knight A marked feature of the post-Vatican II Church is that priests have lost their spiritual strength and have been lured into a host of silly endeavors, a principal reason being that they’ve allowed women to influence their vocation. Instead of admonishing them to remain off the altar and […]

The Strength Afforded by the Priestly Habit — Catholicism Pure & Simple

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Published by Jim Bowman

Jim Bowman covered religion 1968-78 for the Chicago Daily News, since then has written books, articles, etc., mostly on corporate history but also on religion (Company Man: My Jesuit Life, 1950-1968), and more recently on politics (Illinois Blues: How the Ruling Party Talks to Voters, -- Lulu.com, Kindle). Longtime Oak Park, Illinois, resident, he lives now on Chicago's North Side, where four of his and Winnie's six children live close by.

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2 thoughts on “The Strength Afforded by the Priestly Habit — Catholicism Pure & Simple”

  1. Could not agree more. Thank you for posting this. I really don’t like the expression, but seeing women up on the altar is a ” turn-off” for me. And I’m one, gladly. Discussion for another day …

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