Joe, the authority given to St. Peter by Christ the King, most certainly doesn't have to earn its spurs, as you say.
My main assertion stands: either an ordained female Diaconate IS the will of the
A Frenchman told me that the power of the French President to declare (nuclear) war single-handed adds to his prestige but cannot be used in practice. The aura surrounding the papacy used to centre on
Pope Leo XIV should speak ex Cathedra on the issue of a female Diaconate, once and for all.
The Conditions for such a teaching are well known.
From the point of view of the Holy Ghost, either a Fema
About the Women's issue: I notice in the video that the interviewer, Wendy Grace, dismisses the present reality of inequality in the church (12'12"):
"The church is the one place I felt the most gend
In 2004 in London at Heythrop College I heard René Girard admit that his contention in "Things Hidden" (1978) that the crucifixion of Jesus was not a sacrifice was his 'greatest mistake'. Schwager wa
I was not aware that Schwager (himself influenced by his compatriot von Balthasar) was an influence on Girard rather than merely a disciple. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymund_Schwager Their corres
Thanks, Joe.
As for that theme of sacrifice, Raymund Schwager SJ persuaded Rene Girard that Jesus had brought the concept of sacrifice to a 180 turn away from priestly sacrifice of SOMEONE ELSE - e
""whether on the one hand you think we should interpret Jesus' acceptance of crucifixion as obedience to God the Father's refusal of the option of violence, or, on the contrary, as submission to God t
So, Joe, no one will ever know, with any clarity, where exactly you yourself stand on the meaning of the Easter events?
You will never tell us whether on the one hand you think we should interpret
The trouble, Sean, is that you are confusing us all by seeming to amalgamate two different things: on the one hand a caricature of God as murderer of his Son, which I don't think normal, sane Catholi
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December 17 2025Joe, the authority given to St. Peter by Christ the King, most certainly doesn't have to earn its spurs, as you say. My main assertion stands: either an ordained female Diaconate IS the will of the
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December 17 2025Pope Leo XIV should speak ex Cathedra on the issue of a female Diaconate, once and for all. The Conditions for such a teaching are well known. From the point of view of the Holy Ghost, either a Fema
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Seán Ó Conaill – Jaja’s Question: A Blasphemous Theology?
December 9 2025I was not aware that Schwager (himself influenced by his compatriot von Balthasar) was an influence on Girard rather than merely a disciple. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymund_Schwager Their corres
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December 9 2025Thanks, Joe. As for that theme of sacrifice, Raymund Schwager SJ persuaded Rene Girard that Jesus had brought the concept of sacrifice to a 180 turn away from priestly sacrifice of SOMEONE ELSE - e
Seán Ó Conaill – Jaja’s Question: A Blasphemous Theology?
December 9 2025""whether on the one hand you think we should interpret Jesus' acceptance of crucifixion as obedience to God the Father's refusal of the option of violence, or, on the contrary, as submission to God t
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December 9 2025So, Joe, no one will ever know, with any clarity, where exactly you yourself stand on the meaning of the Easter events? You will never tell us whether on the one hand you think we should interpret
Seán Ó Conaill – Jaja’s Question: A Blasphemous Theology?
December 9 2025The trouble, Sean, is that you are confusing us all by seeming to amalgamate two different things: on the one hand a caricature of God as murderer of his Son, which I don't think normal, sane Catholi
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