In response to the article above, that says that the women's ordination group is allowed to protest at the Vatican, I would say..well...then...any priest or bishop that was censored or worse for suppo
To be sure the texts from Chrys. that seem to put down women seem mostly to echo equally objectionable texts in the Pastoral Letters. On other occasions he builds on more enlightenung Pauline utteranc
Below is an extract from my column in the Catholic Times this week which is pertinent to this thread.
" But don’t let it be thought that declaring oneself a Christian is a soft touch. It takes both
Thank you Joe @21. Francis is a Jesuit and very clever and, as the article states, he is comfortable with ambiguity. "His pastoral sense tells him that, for right now, church leaders needs to avoid di
@Joe O'Leary, #18: "Fundamentalist exegesis is often elaborately reasoned."
Again, I see no justification put forward for the term "fundamentalist" other than that some here don't agree with it.
"But
Joe@18
Very interesting article. It proves what we all know that women have always been treated like second class citizens by the church.
Many women would make excellent priests and it must be very di
"The original Christian Fundamentals (a series of early 20th century essays) held that Catholicism is the work of Satan, so it’s unlikely the Pope would be making a fundamentalist argument in that s
This sort of thing would only damage vocations further. What man is going to put himself at risk in this way if support and protections against false and malicious allegations are not in place?
I am grateful to the ACP for bringing to light such unjust treatment. It could happen to any priest at any time. Anonymous letters are evil and fit only for the bin. The church has yet to live justice
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Real reform or window dressing?
May 31 2016In response to the article above, that says that the women's ordination group is allowed to protest at the Vatican, I would say..well...then...any priest or bishop that was censored or worse for suppo
Real reform or window dressing?
May 31 2016To be sure the texts from Chrys. that seem to put down women seem mostly to echo equally objectionable texts in the Pastoral Letters. On other occasions he builds on more enlightenung Pauline utteranc
Guilty until proven Innocent
June 3 2016Below is an extract from my column in the Catholic Times this week which is pertinent to this thread. " But don’t let it be thought that declaring oneself a Christian is a soft touch. It takes both
Real reform or window dressing?
May 31 2016Thank you Joe @21. Francis is a Jesuit and very clever and, as the article states, he is comfortable with ambiguity. "His pastoral sense tells him that, for right now, church leaders needs to avoid di
Real reform or window dressing?
May 31 2016Interesting news item: http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2016/06/02/why-is-the-vatican-now-letting-advocates-of-womens-ordination-hold-a-demonstration-in-their-back-garden/
Real reform or window dressing?
May 31 2016@Joe O'Leary, #18: "Fundamentalist exegesis is often elaborately reasoned." Again, I see no justification put forward for the term "fundamentalist" other than that some here don't agree with it. "But
Real reform or window dressing?
May 31 2016Joe@18 Very interesting article. It proves what we all know that women have always been treated like second class citizens by the church. Many women would make excellent priests and it must be very di
Real reform or window dressing?
May 31 2016"The original Christian Fundamentals (a series of early 20th century essays) held that Catholicism is the work of Satan, so it’s unlikely the Pope would be making a fundamentalist argument in that s
Guilty until proven Innocent
June 3 2016This sort of thing would only damage vocations further. What man is going to put himself at risk in this way if support and protections against false and malicious allegations are not in place?
Guilty until proven Innocent
June 3 2016I am grateful to the ACP for bringing to light such unjust treatment. It could happen to any priest at any time. Anonymous letters are evil and fit only for the bin. The church has yet to live justice
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