Pope to Bishops:  Retire at 75 says Pope Francis to  Catholic  Bishops.

   But what say Catholic  Bishops to their Rocks (i.e., their Priests)?

   Bishop Garcia  says retire at 70 to pastor  at Resurrection Catholic Community in Aptos, California.  The laity were told 05/31/15.

But why does a Bishop — who can do his  duties until age 75 — tell a Priest  to retire at age 70?

 I  gather that there are  rock bottom  dogmas   that  Catholics must accept such as the Holy Trinity and the Virgin Birth.  Other issues are deemed  church doctrines  (e.g., the doctrine of ‘ limbo’ and  that priests are not allowed to  marry) and  these are  subject to change over time.   For example,  ‘the doctrine of limbo’ is no longer considered  valid and not preached from the pulpit.   And, Catholic priests did marry for the first 1000 years — just not for the last 1000.

And then there are church practices — such as not eating meat on Fridays.

 Where does mandatory  retirement age fall. What category?   Certainly not akin to the Virgin Birth.  And retirement age  does not sound like church doctrine.  So, mandatory retirement age must fall into the third category —  simply a church practice. And  modifiable by laity influence.

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Aptos Psychologist:    At this point, Fr. Ron Shirley  must retire at age 70 from Resurrection Catholic Community,  Aptos, CA.   Because the Bishop spoke.  

Well,  rocks are powerful pieces in the game of chess.  And Fr. Ron is powerful  in his preaching  and a welcoming presence for all persons — no exceptions.

Why a  mandatory retirement age of  70 for priests when Pope Francis says age 75 for bishops? Ask the bishop.  Ask Pope Francis.

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