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From: mat@mtx5a.UUCP (m.terribile)
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Subject: Re: Re: Life after graduation....
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> >I was also surprised to learn how many of the single women in my church
> >liked to go dancing.  This was not so true in churches I had gone to in
> >the past, where dancing was not accepted as proper Christian behavior.
> 
> I am delighted that this point is being raised.  A couple of generations
> ago, church was where practically EVERYBODY met their mates; in a time
> when churches were pretty central to North American society, it went
> without saying that they were the focus of activities beyond "worship"!

Problem is, many parishes have grown too large.  This will be a worsening
problem in the years to come.

> If you like dancing, and you have the impression that dancing is often
> not considered proper Christian behaviour, you have been hanging around
> the wrong churches!  Look for one higher up the Liberal Behaviour
> scale, which I have just invented:

>    ...
>    Roman Catholic (with young priest)
>    ...
>    Roman Catholic (older priest)
>    Baptist
>    Mormon

Careful!  I used to belong to a parish that sponsored regular dances, etc.
The pastor was a monsignior who probably was six years beyond retirement!

Not to say that there is not a new attitude among some of the younger priests-
or, more accurately, that priests are being recruited from people with
different ideas.  My brother's service frat had a graduation dinner where the
diplomas and awards were actually handed out by the two advisors.  One of these
was a 50+ year old assistant librarian.  The other was a campus priest who
also happened to be a PhD. student.  Every graduate, male and female, got a
whole set of hugs, and an occasional kiss!  I think that the old monsignior
might not have approved of that.

One word, though.  Many of us Catholics really *do* subscribe to some or
all of the Church's views on matters of sex and family.  Be *very* sure
of what you are looking for and prepared to accept if you have romance in
mind!
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