[Goanet]....Women Priests, Men Priests, Nuns etc

2005-05-01 Thread JoeGoaUk
Even if it does happen.. Men Prist will always enjoy superiority. In the eyes of God ( law), all people are EQUAL. But in the eyes of society, MEN traditionally are MORE EQUAL than women. lets take a typical example: Priests while not in church, are seen in their best civil clothes, some of

[Goanet]Women priests - 4th Choice

2005-04-24 Thread gilbertlaw
How do you know that it was not a woman lurker that started this thread by making a post to Fred. AH Yes! The lurker to our lurker-seeker - George Pinto may also be a woman.:=)) But (?) she only fed him half the knowledge. There are no Jewish priestess. The other half: One can only be an

RE: [Goanet]Women priests!

2005-04-24 Thread Alfred de Tavares
From: Miguel Braganza [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org To: Goanet goanet@goanet.org Subject: [Goanet]Women priests! Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 03:12:59 +0530 Quaint and archaic thoughts in the present day, but perhaps they were the reason for not having women priests in the religions

Re: [Goanet]Women priests!

2005-04-24 Thread Joe Vaz
I can imagine some GNetters are getting the kicks out of this hotly debated topic of – RC Women Priests? Could have Mother Theresa performed a better, bigger, more significant role if she were say Rev Theresa? Does it really take women to be priest(ess) to do what best she’s able to do?

Re: [Goanet] Women priests - 4th Choice

2005-04-24 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have had two spiritual experiences in this life. One experience had nothing to do with the catholic faith, the other, could be seen by any non-believer as a mere coincidence. Both experiences made me realize that there is a spiritual world out there.

Re: [Goanet] Women priests - 4th Choice

2005-04-23 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Helga do Rosario Gomes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mervyn3.0 Can you accuse only the US of this? I am not seeing any ethics in the politics of any country lately! Canada has just increased it's aid. The percentage increase in aid is higher than the percentage increase in military spending. But

[Goanet]women priests

2005-04-23 Thread gilbertlaw
GL responds Was it not your post Fred stating that an inquiry about one's village (commonly done in Goa) and a look about at one's birth certificate tells one about their caste. As you know both statements were wrong and they turned out to be a flame thrower, that we have yet to recover from -

[Goanet]Women priests!

2005-04-23 Thread Miguel Braganza
Quaint and archaic thoughts in the present day, but perhaps they were the reason for not having women priests in the religions that centered around Israel and Arabia: Judaism,Christianity and Islam. Women were possessions like camels,cattle and goats in most parts of the world then, they are

Re: [Goanet] Women priests - 4th Choice

2005-04-23 Thread Helga do Rosario Gomes
Mervyn3.0 Can you accuse only the US of this? I am not seeing any ethics in the politics of any country lately! In fact, had your political leaders practiced humanitarian ethics instead of religion in the last few years, this world would have been a much better place to live in. How many

Re: [Goanet] Women priests - 4th Choice

2005-04-23 Thread Alfred de Tavares
From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org To: goanet@goanet.org Subject: Re: [Goanet] Women priests - 4th Choice Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 00:28:06 -0700 (PDT) --- Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You may be right on this one. However, the Vatican has a different view

Re: [Goanet] Women priests - 4th Choice

2005-04-23 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know there is a fourth choice. Why keep up the pretense when you have lost faith? Be honest with yourself. Give up the whole charade. Liberate yourself. Live a reason and evidence-based life. Santosh, I have had two spiritual experiences in this

Re: [Goanet] Women priests - 4th Choice

2005-04-23 Thread Santosh Helekar
--- Mervyn Lobo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You may be right on this one. However, the Vatican has a different view of how women should be treated. So the choices I have are: 1) I toe the Vaticans line. 2) I search for another religion where women have equal status. 3) I become a cafeteria

[Goanet]WOMEN PRIESTS RECENT HISTORY

2005-04-23 Thread michael iglesias
Women priests: recent history... In the Holy Sacrifice that I left with you, I did not ask for women to be upon the altar, nor try to be a high priestess. They carry this on in the churches of satan; therefore, it shall not be carried on in My Church. When I had the Last Supper with the

Re: [Goanet]Women priests !!!

2005-04-22 Thread Bernado Colaco
Besides Viviana's opinion, women can become priests by changing their sex! B. Colaco -- --- Frederick Noronha (FN) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can someone donate a prize to the netter who comes up with the most convincing argument on why women shouldn't be allowed to become

Re: [Goanet]Women priests !!!

2005-04-22 Thread Mario Goveia
Fred, I assume you were brought up a Catholic. You then must know that Catholicism is an autocratic, patriarchal, top down religion, with old and strict doctrinal rules that are not responsive to democratic principles, and the rules are not about to change any time soon, if ever. Much of it is

Re: [Goanet]Women priests !!!

2005-04-22 Thread Viviana
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,

[Goanet]Women priests !!!

2005-04-22 Thread Frederick Noronha (FN)
Can someone donate a prize to the netter who comes up with the most convincing argument on why women shouldn't be allowed to become priests? Also, were all you guys serious with the arguments you threw up? FN