Hi All Has someone whose family where Catholic I find it very hard to get my own families records so I don't think it would matter who wanted to do these records , The Catholic Church would still object If you can travel the distant (if they are not local ) the parish priest will let you check the records but this also depends on the priest These records are our families so to me we should have ever right to see them Cassy Assistant Admin Black Country Potteries, and Wolverhampton Lists ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roy Stockdill" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 9:17 PM Subject: Re: [HRT] RC & LDS- Received via another Rootsweb List > From: "Maggie Perkins" > >> I think some of you will be interested in the following >> Maggie. >> >> "Some Listers might be interested to know that the Catholic Church has >> denied the LDS access to their records. I've posted my thoughts on the >> matter to the Catholic News Service - the source of the following >> account.> > > Thanks for posting that, Maggie, however I am not sure that this news is > entirely surprising! The Catholic Church has always been secretive about > its records to everyone, never mind the LDS. Nor does it come as much > of a surprise that the religious views of the Catholic Church and the LDS > are diametrically opposed. As a non-believer, I am bound to observe that > in my opinion they deserve one another and it is extremely unlikely that > there will ever be much of a dialogue between them. > > Of course, this doesn't help us much as genealogists. The RC Church > should recognise it has responsibilities outside its own faithful to make > its > records available to all, but I tend to doubt it will. > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: > www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.20/1453 - Release Date: > 18/05/2008 09:31 > >