tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post4149730585822968706..comments2024-03-06T22:00:22.083-05:00Comments on Questions from a Ewe: Take this message to my brother...Questions from a Ewehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06505411853075740722noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-10691477247761040132016-05-22T20:12:24.731-04:002016-05-22T20:12:24.731-04:00And you'll notice that the Commission is going...And you'll notice that the Commission is going to study THE ANCIENT PRACTICES OF FEMALE DEACONS!! Do they study the practices of male clergy from the patristic era of the RCC (2-5th century CE) as a norm for the ongoing priest <br />shortage??KAYTHEGARDENERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-88014944153042330642016-05-16T15:23:07.567-04:002016-05-16T15:23:07.567-04:00Wonderful post and it is an issue I began studying...Wonderful post and it is an issue I began studying a few years ago, and then wrote a book about it, here is my favorite paragraph from the preface.<br /><br />The Church stands in the world as a sign of contradiction and as the world since time immemorial excluded women from full personhood; the Church must now ensure that within her embrace, woman’s full personhood is deeply rooted and complete;Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763997290610164789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-55539705310859680292016-05-16T12:55:53.604-04:002016-05-16T12:55:53.604-04:00You are correct. I'm a man, but I know God ac...You are correct. I'm a man, but I know God accepts everyone and calls all of us to a variety of vocations. god does not discriminate on the basis of sex. I belong to a small RCWP parish in Iowa. It is the best Catholic Church I've ever attended--filled with love, acceptance, joy and inclusion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-56779836461494939092016-05-15T23:06:12.985-04:002016-05-15T23:06:12.985-04:00One of the reasons people think that the birth con...One of the reasons people think that the birth control pill causes abortions is because that's one of the "selling points" they try to use sometimes: and if it doesn't prevent a pregnancy there's a small chance of disallowing implantation.<br /><br />Same goes for Plan B/Morning After--everyone seems to equate these with the abortion pill (RU486). But they really only haveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-23186091344991572962016-05-15T19:10:53.837-04:002016-05-15T19:10:53.837-04:00You spoke to a seminarian who was clueless? I rec...You spoke to a seminarian who was clueless? I recently had a conversation with a priest, now retired, who had taught biology. Very decent guy, but I got the idea he had no idea how babies are conceived. Didn't understand that when a woman says NO,good Catholic boys don't always respect that. He never considered the possibility or existence of Spousal Rape. And these guys are making theI Sintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15649635207895659419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-42730394775739931752016-05-15T17:21:32.355-04:002016-05-15T17:21:32.355-04:00This just makes me sad. I saw it the same way, th...This just makes me sad. I saw it the same way, the weasel wording. Acting like, oh, yes, let's consider this when it's set up for the answer to be, "well, no, you can't be deacons either, but you can't complain because we really looked at it again." Typical.<br /><br />I appreciate your willingness to call the church out on their patriarchal attitudes and misogyny. Faustahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853317659881594861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348240626909863719.post-51652417852353515602016-05-15T17:14:44.973-04:002016-05-15T17:14:44.973-04:00You go, Ewe!!
Your words resonate with thinking sp...You go, Ewe!!<br />Your words resonate with thinking spiritual people.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808157685610923183noreply@blogger.com