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The Ritual for the "Degradation of a Bishop" (Degradatio ab ordine pontificali), found in the
Roman Pontifical of Pope Benedict XIV, 1862.

THE RITE OF DEGRADATION


If the degradandus be an archbishop, the degrading prelate removes his pallium,
saying:

We deprive thee of the rights and privileges of the episcopal dignity, symbolized in
this pallium, since thou hast abused them.

Then, even if the degradandus be a mere bishop, the degrading prelate removes his
mitre, saying:

We strip thy head of this miter, emblem of the episcopal dignity, since thou hast
befouled it by thy ill government.

Then one of the ministers brings the Book of the Gospel to the degradandus, which
the degrading prelate takes from his hands, saying;

Give us back the Gospel! Since thou hast spurned the grace of God and made thyself
unworthy of the office of preaching, we rightly deprive you of this office.

Then the degrading prelate removes the ring from the finger of the degradandus,
saying:

Rightly do we pull off thy ring, the sign of fidelity, since thou hast made bold to rape
God's own bride, the Church.

At this time one of the ministers brings the degradandus a crosier, which the
degrading prelate takes from his hands, saying;

Thy shepherd's staff we take from thee, that thou shalt be powerless henceforward to
exercise that office of correction, which thou hast brought to disarray.

Then the ministers take off the gloves of the degradandus, and the degrading prelate
lightly scrapes thumbs and hands with a knife blade or a shard of glass, saying:

We hereby deprive thee, to the extent of our powers, of the grace of spiritual
blessing and of sacramental anointing, that thou shouldst forfeit the office of
sanctifying and of blessing, and their effects.

With the same knife blade or shard the degrading prelate lightly scrapes the head of
the degradandus, saying:

We utterly erase and eradicate the consecration, blessing and anointing bestowed
upon thee, and we put thee out of the episcopal order, whence thou returnest
unclothed.

The ministers remove the shoes from the degradandus Thus ends the ceremony.

Subject: Muslim Doctrine?

Interesting article by Rick Mathes.....

Last month I attended my annual training session that's required for


maintaining my state prison security clearance. During the training session
there was a presentation by three speakers representing the Roman Catholic,
Protestant and Muslim faiths, who explained each of their belief systems.
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I was particularly interested in what the Islamic Imam had to say. The Imam
gave a great presentation of the basics of Islam, complete with a video. After the
presentations,time was provided for questions & answers.
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When it was my turn, I directed my question to the Imam and asked:
"Please, correct me if I'm wrong, but I understand that most Imams and clerics
of Islam have declared a holy jihad [Holy war] against the infidels of the world
and that by killing an infidel, which is a command to all Muslims, they are
assured of a place in heaven.
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If that's the case, can you give me the definition of an infidel?"
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There was no disagreement with my statements and, without hesitation, he
replied, "Non-believers!"
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I responded, "So, let me make sure I have this straight. All followers of Allah
have been commanded to kill everyone who is not of your faith so they can go to
Heaven Is that correct?" ...... The expression on his face changed from one of
authority and command to that of a little boy who had just gotten caught with
his hand in the cookie jar.
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He sheepishly replied,..... " YES ".
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I then stated, "Well, sir, I have a real problem trying to imagine Pope John Paul
commanding all Catholics to kill those of your faith or Dr. Stanley ordering
Protestants to do the same, in order to go to heaven !" ........ The Imam was
speechless ! I continued, "I also have a problem with being your friend when
you and your brother clerics are telling your followers to kill me.
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Let me ask you a question. Would you rather have your Allah who tells you to
kill me in order to go to Heaven or my Jesus who tells me to love you because I
am going to Heaven & he wants you with me ?"
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You could hear a pin drop, as the Imam hung his head in shame.
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Senders words: Needless to say, the organizers and/or promoters of the
'Diversification' training seminar were not happy with Rick's way of dealing
with the Islamic Imam and exposing the truth about the Muslim's beliefs. I
think everyone in the United States of America, should be required to read this,
but with the liberal justice system, liberal media, and the ACLU, there is no
way this will be widely publicized......... Please pass this on to all your Email
contacts !
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This is a true story ......................................... the author, Rick Mathes, is a well
known leader in prison ministry.
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Reference :
Charles Hoyt
General Foreman
United States Penitentiary
1000 Air Base Road
Pollock, Louisiana 71467
E-mail: pol1140@bop.gov
Phone: (318) 561-5453
Fax: (318) 561-5479

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