We are all of equal and infinite value: Dr. Rosemary McHugh

“The really good news for me in the Gospel and the Eucharist is that we are all indeed, and in every moment, of equal and infinite value – even though the church’s aristocratic leadership culture still blithely denies that principle.”
Thankyou for this excellent article, especially the above quote. As a cradle Catholic, I would like to hear more from our church leaders about the fact that “we are all indeed, and in every moment, of equal and infinite value” to God, our Creator.
As a lay woman and as a physician, I have lived in the world my whole life, and it saddens me to hear the Pope denouncing the world, and harping on the secularization and materialism of the world.
I am uplifted by the spirituality of St Ignatius of Loyola. As a layman, Ignatius developed the Spiritual Exercises and the Rules of Discernment. In his spirituality, Ignatius stressed that we can find God in all things.
Rather than fearing the world, condemning the world, or running from it, the world is where God is to be found. Jesus always lived in the world when he was on earth.
I believe that mandatory celibacy in the Roman Catholic Church must end. Celibacy needs to be optional.
Human sexuality is good. It has become dysfunctional in the Roman Catholic Church to the point that many of the celibate leaders, including the Pope, lack any real understanding of real women and their reproductive needs.
Many of these childless celibate men also lack the normal human care that a good Dad would have in protecting the innocence of children.
I believe that an end to mandatory celibacy will help to bring these celibate men out of their bubble, and help them to come down to earth, and to living in the real world with the rest of us. It is time for them to get to really know women, the other half of the human race, and finally be responsible for children.
I believe that the New Evangelization will be more successful if clergy become one of us and live more integrated and balanced lives, for God’s greater glory.
Sincerely, Dr Rosemary Eileen McHugh, Chicago, Illinois, USA
“The really good news for me in the Gospel and the Eucharist is that we are all indeed, and in every moment, of equal and infinite value – even though the church’s aristocratic leadership culture still blithely denies that principle.”
Thankyou for this excellent article, especially the above quote.  As a cradle Catholic, I would like to hear more from our church leaders about the fact that “we are all indeed, and in every moment, of equal and infinite value” to God, our Creator. 
As a lay woman and as a physician, I have lived in the world my whole life, and it saddens me to hear the Pope denouncing the world, and harping on the secularization and materialism of the world.
I am uplifted by the spirituality of St Ignatius of Loyola.  As a layman, Ignatius developed the Spiritual Exercises and the Rules of Discernment.  In his spirituality, Ignatius stressed that we can find God in all things. 
Rather than fearing the world, condemning the world, or running from it, the world is where God is to be found.  Jesus always lived in the world when he was on earth.
I believe that mandatory celibacy in the Roman Catholic Church must end.  Celibacy needs to be optional. 
Human sexuality is good.  It has become dysfunctional in the Roman Catholic Church to the point that many of the celibate leaders, including the Pope, lack any real understanding of real women and  their reproductive needs. 
Many of these childless celibate men also lack the normal human care that a good Dad would have in protecting the innocence of children.
I believe that an end to mandatory celibacy will help to bring these celibate men out of their bubble, and help them to come down to earth, and to living in the real world with the rest of us.  It is time for them to get to really know women, the other half of the human race, and finally be responsible for children.
I believe that the New Evangelization will be more successful if clergy become one of us and live more integrated and balanced lives, for God’s greater glory.
Sincerely,   Dr Rosemary Eileen McHugh, Chicago, Illinois, USA
mchughrosemary@gmail.com
Dr Rosemary Eileen McHugh