I've been investigating the Catholic faith and really love it overall, and I'm also taking RCIA classes (for adults interested in learning about and possibly becoming Catholic), but it really bugs me that the priests are allowed to smoke. I don't think any of them in my parish here do, but I used to live across the street from a priest and I saw him smoking all the time. Aren't they supposed to be some sort of role model for people or something, what kind of example is that? I've been debating whether I like my current church, the Mormon church (which I'm not really active in) or the Catholic church better, and the Mormons say that "the body is a temple" and should be respected basically. The Catholics may not have the exact same quote, but I'm sure they have a similar belief, so wouldn't that contradict with the fact that they let their priests (and nuns) smoke and destroy their bodies? Thanks for your answer.
2006-12-30
02:26:59
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