Strange it seems —the RC Church that discriminates against women (no women ordination) and treats them like Taliban -- has canonized women ?
It does not cost to criticize, without realistic thought. JV --- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mario Goveia replies: > > > George, a learned and highly educated > person like > > you > > > > Not true. Please take my word. > > > Mario replies: > Folks, take my word, George is both learned and > educated, as well as a deep thinker, sometimes > to the > point of almost drowning, as when he persists > in > comparing the Catholic Church with the Taliban > (more > below) > > George writes: > > > Girls in Afghanistan under the Taliban were > > forbidden to attend schools, and women would > > > be beaten in public if the Morality Police > as much > > as caught a glimpse of their ankles > > > The last time I checked, all that women in > the > > Catholic Church were being excluded from > > > was the priesthood. > > > > I am not trying to have the last word and > have this > > brief comment. If one is being robbed of > > equality does it matter about the scale of > the > > robbery? I suppose if someone stole 5 lakhs > from a > > bank as opposed to 50 lakhs, the bank should > be > > grateful? All am I am trying to say is that > > denying women or any other group equality is > wrong > > regardless of color, skin, age, gender, etc. > > > Mario replies: > George, you are missing the point entirely, > with all > due respect, and you are comparing apples with > elephants in my opinion. I submit again that > when you > take the Catholic Church's denial of priesthood > to > women, while exalting and revering women in > every > other way, and compare this with the > misogynistic > Taliban and their proactive physical and > psychological > abuse of women, you are not comparing the > stealing of > 5 lakhs and 50 lakhs, you are comparing > stealing with > murder. While you may even be right that > excluding > women from being priests constitutes > inequality, which > it does within your carefully controlled > context, what > the Taliban did to it's women went waay beyond > such a > doctrinal anomaly. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
