hold up, I am Roman Catholic. I went to St. Francis Xavier Elem. School then to St. Mary's High School. I was confirmed at St. Francis Xavier Parish when I was 18. I cried at my confirmation. It was wonderfull. Now my next goal is to marry a Catholic so I can get married in the Church.
Most of my information came From Dr. Camille, who has a PhD, Dr. Camile is also known as Sr. Loiuse. She is a wonderful little noun. Who I love very dearly.
It also came from Fr. Rousse, Fr. Cattahane (sp) and Bishop O'Brien (the Bishop that ran the guy over in PhX last summer)
I had this wonderfull news article From CNN about a Catholic Preist being married, I can't find it so I will tell you about it. This man got married and had kids, he then became a priest for a Methodist (i think, don't get mad If I am wrong) and wanted to be one for the Catholic Church. So he petitioned to the Pope who after a couple years agree inder certain terms.
1) he may never get divourced/annulled
2) If his wife dies, he may never get remarried
3) He may not use church funds to take care of his kids
4) the local parish must approve
When I find that link I will PM it to you.
about the women preist, yes there was some. In the very begining. Their reason of being was that men and women did not touch in every day life. ( as many of the history majors should know, it was not done) So the women priest (who did every thing a male priest did ) would be the one to help a women every day life. They has this practice for about 200 years, maybe less. But there were woman preist. I believe at Vatican 3 there will be again, hopefully before I die.
I have read most Sir Steven Runciman's "A History of the Crusades" thank you very much. It was very well written and gave me some great ideas and thoughts. But I simplefied it so some one who did not know much would understand. I am sorry if my over simplication to offend you.
The black Shism was the shism were we had two popes who fault for power many many years. That is its offical name.
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The "Heaven's Ring" you refer to would take about 10 pages to explain - and was addressed and resolved in the Council of Trent. You can read it in its entirety (and in English) here: http://history.hanover.edu/texts/trent.html
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as I said I could not remeber was that ring/ coin was offically called. I have heard many names for them. As I said I tend to over simplefy things. AS you said that subject would take about 10 pages to talk about.
If some one read my very last line that I said I picked this faith on my own accord, no matter the history. But what I wrote was to prove that we (hence I am in this "we" part too) had a religion that ruled an Empire, and had a very rocky start. That we are govern by "man" and therefore have faults. We are not perfect, nor is our church. But people here kept trying to say that the church has made no mistakes.
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I've read the background of the Catholic church. It's the reason I converted to it in college--because I wouldn't accept the small-minded, revisionist history that is so popular in the media and on message boards like this. The only thing that "shocks" me is Catholic self-hatred and ignorance. It's just plain sad. We don't have to accept what non-Catholics say about us, folks.
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You may believe what ever you beleive. The only thing I am wrong of is over simplfying, I tend to do that alot. I am also glad that you picked the Catholic Chrurch, to me and for me ( no bashing me on this please) it was/is the best choice of faiths for me.