George, I think you are getting too emotionally and intellectually invested in this issue, my friend, and are likely to get very frustrated because there is no satisfactory solution to the problem that upsets you so much, even though your facts and logic may be sound. Don't make it harder than it needs to be. There are millions of Catholic women who don't suffer the same angst as you seem to be suffering on their behalf. So, what is really going on here?
You need to take it, take some of it like most of us, or leave it as some Goanetters have done who apparently find no psychological benefits to balance the problems they see. May they find peace in their decision. The fact you are confronted with is that the Catholic Church is an autocratic, top down, patriarchal religion, where practitioners accept far more on faith alone than your fairly rudimentary list of grieviances, or pretend to. I pointed out practically the whole list, from prophecies, virgin birth, miracles, Holy Trinity, resurrection from the dead, two physical ascensions into heaven, the body and blood of Christ in communion (have I missed anything?). After accepting some or all of this impressive list, overtly or covertly, you are demanding from them human sequential logic in relatively mundane issues like celibacy for priests and women as priests. May I recommend a nice drive down the coast to Pebble Beach or Big Sur, or some soothing yoga to help you chill? --- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If the reasons Maurice gives below are to be > understood as religious beliefs, I have no problem. > People believe any number of things. But if they > are offered as logical arguments, I have some > comments below. > >