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fitting 1. an accessory or part 2. work carried out by a fitter fitting [′fid·iŋ] (building construction) (engineering) A small auxiliary part of standard dimensions used in the assembly of an engine, piping system, machine, or other apparatus. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the present situation--in which the scarcity of priests and the equal scarcity of candidates for the celibate priesthood endanger the right of God's people to participate in the Eucharist--an argument from fittingness must yield to the necessity of new and more creative ways of viewing priesthood. Because it is the mind of our wholeness, our involvement with all things beyond ourselves, the Sympathetic Mind is alert as well to the issue of propriety, of the fittingness of our artifacts to their places, and to our circumstances, needs, and hopes. In other words, moral fittingness is replaced by having your cake and eating it too. |
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