On Mar 16, 8:13=EF=BF=BDpm, "Keith F. Lynch" <k...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> So? =EF=BF=BDUntil 1978, they said somebody who wasn't Italian could
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> pope. =EF=BF=BDAnyhow, if the pope has to first be a cardinal, then we
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> have to get Harry to be a cardinal first.
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> The heirarchy is deacon, priest, bishop, archbishop, cardinal, then
> pope, right? =EF=BF=BDDid I miss any steps? =EF=BF=BDSounds
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d enough.
> I didn't say I'd accomplish it all this year.
Well, sort of. Deacons do not usually go on to be Priests. But if a
Deacon is present at Mass, he reads the Gospel. Doesn't matter how
many other Priests, Bishops, Archbishops, or Cardinals are present.
Even if the Pope should be present at the Mass, the Deacon reads the
Gospel.
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