Woman becomes Catholic priest


	Woman becomes Catholic priest

wiccantexan

9-13-2007 7:11 PM

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catholic, priest, clergy, religion, faith, woman, women, church, spirituality

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9-13-2007 10:40 PM

jetcloud

I would love being an alter boy at that church!

9-14-2007 12:51 AM

ReverendMarkCom

LOL, jetcloud!

9-14-2007 1:21 AM

jetcloud

Dear god, did I say that? ok, for penance I'll say 22 'Hail Maries', three and a half 'Our Fathers' and promise to follow all the laws of nature from now on.

10-3-2007 1:51 PM

Moonowler

The last among lasting things is non-biblical. The first revelation in the New Testament is the clergy.

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