Roman Catholic Church has three Western Rites and 22 Eastern rites. Bishops, priests and deacons are clerics. Latin, Ambrosian and Mozarabic are Western Rites. Celibacy is obligatory for priests in Latin, Ambrosian and Mozarabic rites. Celibacy is not obligatory for priests in most of the Eastern rites. Celibacy is obligatory for priests in Syro-Malabar and Syro-Malankara rites which are Eastern rites. Celibacy is obligatory for bishops in all rites.
Author: Vincent Augustine D'Souza
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Electoral Reforms
On 30/4/2009 after casting his vote Lal Krishna Advani spoke about electoral refoms. He wanted compulsory voting, fixed tenure of five years for Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies, no voting in summer and one day voting. Compulsory voting is neither desirable nor practical. How can people vote if their names are not on electoral rolls,…
Voting Percentage
Voting percentage has to be based how many voters whose names were on electoral rolls had voted. Many times people who are eligible to vote do not find their names on electoral rolls. In my society in one house husband’s name was on voting list, wife’s was not. In another house the case was opposite.
Candidate for Prime Minister III
As days pass it appears my chance of becoming PM is becoming brighter. UPA, NDA and Third Front having 181 seats each in Lok Sabha is a probability. In Third Front I include Samajwadi Party, RJD and LJP. Though these three parties are with UPA they have no poll understanding. Sonia Gandhi is wrong about…
Elections and IPL
On 3/3/2009 Sri Lankan cricketers were attacked by terrorists in Lahore. Lahore Test was abandoned, tour was cancelled and Sri Lankan cricketers returned home. India’s Home Ministry said that IPL should be postponed as it clashes with Lok Sabha elections and elections are a priority. BCCI wants IPL to be held from 10/4/2009 to 24/5/2009…
Candidate for Prime Minister II
In my previous blog I had mentioned five things I wish to do if I become PM. It is possible that UPA, NDA and Third Front will have 181 seats each in Lok Sabha and my chance of becoming PM will be bright. Vladimir Putin was not a member of any political party. He became…
Candidate for Prime Minister
Lok Sabha elections are coming near. There are many candidates for Prime Minister. Manmohan Singh is the Congress candidate. Lal Krishna Advani is the BJP candidate. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat wants to be Prime Minister. Sharad Pawar has the support of Shiv Sena and Samajwadi Party. Ram Vilas Paswan, Mayawati, Laloo Prasad Yadav and others hope…
What if cameras were not rolling?
Many times crimes take place in India which are captured by cameras and reported on national television. Some of them would have gone unpunished if cameras had not captured them. However it is true that many crimes take place because cameras are there to capture them. People who commit those crimes inform TV channels in…
Catholic Church and Holocaust
At the end of January 2009 Benedict XVI lifted the excommunication on four bishops belonging to Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) consecrated by Marcel Lefebvre. This followed Unity Octave on 18-25 January during which many Christians pray for Christian Unity. Soon afterwards Richard Williamson, one of the four bishops of SSPX, was embroiled in…
Nirmala Venkatesh should be sacked
There was an attack on women in a pub named Amnesia in Mangalore on 24/1/2009. The hooligans were around forty. Such attack has no place in a civilized society. These hooligans are counterparts of Taliban. Law must take its course and the hooligans must be punished. Blaming the victims for crimes committed on them is…