There was a more extensive conversation on this on the Irish-In-Chicago archive. > Dear Sharon, Pat, and Everybody, > > If this topic fails to explode on our list, it will be the first time I > have > seen that. I do hope that doesn't happen. Our list is so interesting and > worthwhile. > > Don > > -----Original Message----- > From: pa-pittsburgh-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:pa-pittsburgh-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sharon Coyne > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 12:58 AM > To: pa-pittsburgh@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PA-PITTSBURGH] Vatican directive > > > Thank you Pat. I wonder if their posthumous baptisms do actually change the > faith of the dead though. This sure is a sticky situation for all of those > who used the LDS for their research. > > Sharon > > > On 7/14/08, Pat & Judy O'Donnell <pat_odonnell@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > Refer to the Catholic News Service story dated May 2, 2008 at the > > following link. > > http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0802443.htm > > > > > > Patrick O'Donnell > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sharon Coyne" <coysharon@gmail.com> > > To: <PA-PITTSBURGH@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 1:10 AM > > Subject: [PA-PITTSBURGH] Vatican directive > > > > > > > Has anyone ever seen this before? It was posted on the > > > Irish-In-Chicago list. I sure hope that the Pope doesn't stop > > > records from being sent to the LDS unless he wants the Catholic > > > church to make their records more accessible from the church like > > > the LDS does. > > > > > > > > > I'm happy to sign this petition urging early release of the Irish > > > 1926 records. Catholic subscribers to these lists might also > > > consider writing their bishops about the recent Vatican directive > > > that Catholic dioceses should not share parish registers with the > > > LDS to prevent them from baptizing Catholics posthumously. I think > > > the good that is done for genealogists of all faiths by having > > > access to records through the LDS > > far > > > outweighs the annoyance of posthumous baptism. Since Catholics don't > > > believe posthumous baptism has any affect, it's hard to see it as > > > more than an annoyance. (I'm not trying to start a theological > > > discussion/argument, just > > > offering a suggestion.) > > > > > > Sharon > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > PA-PITTSBURGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > > > without > > the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > PA-PITTSBURGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PA-PITTSBURGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PA-PITTSBURGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >