tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211616465018587403.post5352713845198220555..comments2023-09-09T03:52:44.418-07:00Comments on Emerging Catholic: (Either|Both) Clergy (or|and) LaityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211616465018587403.post-23533484935355123622008-12-09T10:59:00.000-08:002008-12-09T10:59:00.000-08:00I didn't know if I should comment on my own blog, ...I didn't know if I should comment on my own blog, or comment on yours haha. O well. <BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy_(game) gives a basic description. But you can find stuff on it everywhere online. Just google it. <BR/><BR/>I think I may have liked the game if 25% of my grade didn't depend on it.FHL_Alwayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764679430186265792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211616465018587403.post-91995837932682717582008-12-05T14:34:00.000-08:002008-12-05T14:34:00.000-08:00Yeah, I believe so.Yeah, I believe so.lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844724534003766952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211616465018587403.post-15168405896519347932008-12-05T14:33:00.000-08:002008-12-05T14:33:00.000-08:00so, in essence, one cannot exist without the other...so, in essence, one cannot exist without the other. Is that right?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530709066099596111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211616465018587403.post-43638266144969849312008-12-05T14:13:00.000-08:002008-12-05T14:13:00.000-08:00There is a distinction, yes, for sure. I think you...There is a distinction, yes, for sure. I think your use of the word "distinction" is confusing me. <BR/><BR/>What I think you're questions are really addressing is the different positions of "independence" of clergy and laity. i.e., Protestants see an clear independence of laity from clergy, and vice-versa. <BR/><BR/>I don't believe that anymore. I believe Jesus meant for clergy and laity to operate as one body operates.lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844724534003766952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211616465018587403.post-40986969056666294622008-12-05T10:21:00.000-08:002008-12-05T10:21:00.000-08:00but the Catholic church does make that distinction...but the Catholic church does make that distinction, right?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530709066099596111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211616465018587403.post-88293555405527588832008-12-05T08:43:00.000-08:002008-12-05T08:43:00.000-08:00That's the thing though ... those questions presup...That's the thing though ... those questions presuppose the distinction of the "priestly class" from the rest of the church.<BR/><BR/>It's like asking if you remove a (Catholic|Protestant)'s head, will their body persist?<BR/><BR/>You could answer "yes" for the Protestant, but then they're a zombie or something - and that's gotta suck, right?lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844724534003766952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3211616465018587403.post-84173734589482434752008-12-05T07:31:00.000-08:002008-12-05T07:31:00.000-08:00The discussion might be worth viewing from a diffe...The discussion might be worth viewing from a different angle. Consider the question...<BR/><BR/>Without a priestly class, would the protestant (a much too broad distinction IMO) church persist?<BR/><BR/>Likewise, without a priestly class, would the catholic church persist?<BR/><BR/>The answer to these question might provide a clearer distinction between to two positions (or it might not.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00530709066099596111noreply@blogger.com