Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxd!rlr From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Professor Wagstaff) Newsgroups: net.religion.christian Subject: Re: Marchionni on women priests Message-ID: <533@pyuxd.UUCP> Date: Wed, 13-Feb-85 19:56:48 EST Article-I.D.: pyuxd.533 Posted: Wed Feb 13 19:56:48 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 14-Feb-85 02:45:24 EST References: <1580V6M@PSUVM> Organization: Huxley College Lines: 15 > We haven't done it in 2000 years and the apostles didn't so we SHOULDN'T. > This is called Tradition. If it is correct why wasn't it done sooner? *This* is an argument? (I'm asking a serious question!) > N.B. Tradition is NOT infallible but it gives strong evidence for > continuing a practice or custom. To whom? When other evidence shows that change would be beneficial, how strong is Marchionni's "evidence" in comparison? (I consider this a universal issue and not just a "Christian" issue.) -- Anything's possible, but only a few things actually happen. Rich Rosen pyuxd!rlr