….. or could you?
Actually, I suspect that a comedian somewhere is getting some great material out of the Catholic Church’s recent announcement. It seems that they’ve made the attempted ordination of women a serious crime, right up there with child abuse and heresy. No, I’m not making this up, the Richard Dawkins Foundation has the story here.
I’ve spoken up in support of women priests before, and also here (also in support of gay clergy) but I would like to say a bit more as I find my patience is wearing very thin.
Now, quite aside from the fact that they’re dismissing half the human race out of hand and showing a breathtaking level of arrogance into the bargain. Just who the hell do they think they’re impressing?
Maybe the Catholic church missed the part where we moved into the 20th century, and then from there into the 21st. If anything is guaranteed to show how out of touch they are with modern society this is it. The zeitgeist has moved on, things are changing and rapidly. The church is going to have to adapt with the times or be swept away, do they not grasp this?
You want my advice? You speak of your faith as a ‘rock’, well the tides of change are wearing at it. Old handholds you thought you had are vanishing, in order to get a good grip again you will need to change position or be carried off by the tide.
Glad I am a Taoist. I am beginning my work toward ordination, and my gender means nothing in the face of it.
I thank you for standing up and sharing your views.