Comments on: Anybody Here Seen My Old Friend Martin? http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/11/14/anybody-here-seen-my-old-friend-martin/ Mike Aquilina's Blog Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe C http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/11/14/anybody-here-seen-my-old-friend-martin/comment-page-1/#comment-408717 Joe C Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:32:15 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/11/14/anybody-here-seen-my-old-friend-martin/#comment-408717 thanks thanks

]]> By: Maureen http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/11/14/anybody-here-seen-my-old-friend-martin/comment-page-1/#comment-406264 Maureen Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:53:50 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/11/14/anybody-here-seen-my-old-friend-martin/#comment-406264 Martin was pretty much forced to become bishop. Trickery, skulduggery, and cunning lay politics were employed. "A stratagem was made use of -- to call him to the door of his monastery to give his blessing to a sick person -- and he was forcibly conveyed to Tours under a strong guard." Anyway, as Ambrose found out, you don't have to be a priest to be acclaimed bishop. They can always ordain you or baptize you after the election's done. :) Martin was pretty much forced to become bishop. Trickery, skulduggery, and cunning lay politics were employed. “A stratagem was made use of — to call him to the door of his monastery to give his blessing to a sick person — and he was forcibly conveyed to Tours under a strong guard.”

Anyway, as Ambrose found out, you don’t have to be a priest to be acclaimed bishop. They can always ordain you or baptize you after the election’s done. :)

]]> By: Joe C http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/11/14/anybody-here-seen-my-old-friend-martin/comment-page-1/#comment-406044 Joe C Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:59:08 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2007/11/14/anybody-here-seen-my-old-friend-martin/#comment-406044 I thought Martin would only allow himself to be made excorcist b/c of his humility? I thought Martin would only allow himself to be made excorcist b/c of his humility?

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