Catholic Church Luring Children with Comics


	Catholic Church Luring Children with Comics

CrazyRedHead

4-29-2007 11:04 AM

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4-29-2007 8:08 PM

debbyski

So fun, finding your calling in a comic strip.

5-2-2007 12:09 PM

strider72

Nothing wrong with a little marketing, so long as it's not deceptive....

Sounds like a good idea, actually.

5-2-2007 12:27 PM

Antara

This is so ironic.

I am currently a Theology student, and there is a young man (18) in my class who has had "the call" since age 12 . He has spent the last year with a few of the Brothers, attending school and various events etc...to lead up to the actual " application".

He got the news today that he has been refused! He was crushed

I was SHOCKED. He is so nice, so into it: but I have heard they are making things harder for men to be admitted since the scandals.

Weird.

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