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In some areas pertaining to theology, no, but in other areas, sure.

For example, the fact priests in the Roman Catholic faith can't get married is not a theological matter. That is to say, it is not a religious belief that it is *wrong* for priests to marry, it is just the way in which the Roman Catholic Church conducts its business.

I make the distinction of Roman Catholic priests CAN get married in some other Catholic Churches. In fact, most aren't aware that there are actually 22 different Catholic Churches which differ in various non-theological ways, but share the same theology. For example, Armenian Catholics.

So, in these non-theological areas - marriage of priests not being one of them - the Roman Catholic Church is "modernizing." This involves things such as what type of music is used in services, the order of parts of the service, how the church staff interacts with parishoners, etc.

However, the belief that the primary purpose of sex is for contraception comes from the theological interpretation of the Bible - just as the belief against abortion does - and, therefore, no amount of "modernization" will ever change that.


EDIT: For anyone who may be curious, <a href="http://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/rites.htm">Catholic Rites and Churches</a>

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