The Underground Man

Were I the pope..

Interesting. Any Catholic male, unmarried, may be selected Pope.

Unlikely to happen to little old me, but if I were the Pope I would ring in some changes right away:

Women could become priests.
Condoms would be available free from any church and their use encouraged.
Priests found to have abused children would be dismissed from the church and handed over to the authorities for prosecution. Immediately.
Latin masses would be offered again. At least once a week in every major diocese.

I think that would deal with 90% of the most pressing issues facing the church and would do a long way to ensuring that it thrives in the 21st century.

Churches should evolve, not stay static.

Posted by artandscience at April 4, 2005 08:29 PM