George - I don't disagree that in the RC church it's a matter of
practice and not theology. I too learned that from a Catholic priest.
:-)) However, women CAN become CATHOLIC priests, too, just not Roman
Catholic priests, but certainly Anglican Catholic, or is that not good
enough? I still say that if a woman wants to be a Catholic priest she
can do it, period, and there is no good reason to insist on being a
woman priest in a denomination where it is not permitted. In my
parochial world, it just doesn't make sense for a woman to insist on
being a Roman Catholic priest unless there are ulterior motives, such as
publicity or a desire to be controversial. Why insist on crashing a
party to which you haven't been invited??
Viviana
George Pinto wrote:
--- Viviana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Fred - Women CAN become priests, but not in the RC church. If a woman
feels called to be a priest(ess), there are MANY denominations for her
to choose from, so why not choose one of them instead of banging her
head at the Vatican's door? If she were really and truly interested in
priesthood, and not just the evening news, a woman can achieve that goal.
Viviana
This is a bogus argument as the premises are being changed. The argument all
along has been women
becoming Catholic priests and not what other denominations do or don't. To
attack them as seeking
publicity on the evening news is an ad hominem argument.
As we have seen on this forum, no good reason has been given by those who oppose women priesthood.
As a Goan priest mentioned to me last evening, there is no theological reason which excludes
women priesthood, but it is a part of Church practice.
The lack of opportunity to become a woman priest and the denial to women solely
based on their
gender is tantamount to treating them as second-class. Much like the Taliban.
Regards,
George
