"the truth is true spirituality is a rough row to hoe.." Time to true your spirituality concept, my friend. ;-)
On 17 Jul., 10:15, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > Ordination of women s not of particular interest, Ended up in a > converstion many many years ago and was asked that question by a episcable > minister oddly enough and the answer that came out was : > Life is about balance.. women primary role in a spiritual life is giving > birth to new life this is a role a man can not give,, man only plays a minor > role in the creation life, to balance that out by the ordination of men the > role of giving spiritual life and nurturing of that life. . It is a balance > thing within spirituality.: > > I have been involved with parishes with women pastors, the truth is that > they lacked the zing I need to grow, the nurturing and spiritual life does > require nurturing, Although I think the world of her husband and her as a > person, her spirituality is a wash in the eddies of feminism.. > > To me spirituality is an evolutionary process if you are not growing, you > are dying.. your choice. To become awash in the eddy currents .. well they > tend to prevent spiritual development in my opinion. the truth is true > spirituality is a rough row to hoe.. although when you are involved in it > you tend to not notice . > Allan > > > > On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 3:10 PM, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > > "... On Jul 13, 5:48 am, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: ..." > > > > The Catholic Church enshrined Our Lady as a substitute for pagan > > > female deities- some say Aphrodite- but that could be argued re the > > > virgin birth. The sacrificed hero was also pagan in origin and applied > > > to Jesus.//Greeks celebrated the male and female body but most of > > > those statues were destroyed by Jews and Christians- or de-faced.// > > > Long robes and coverings have also been in western culture plus they > > > serve a valid purpose in desert and dusty climes. And the West also > > > has had serious expectations of proper ladylike behavior. > > > JULY 15, 2010 1:58PM > > >http://open.salon.com/blog/fingerlakeswanderer/2010/07/15/ordaining_a... > > ORDAINING A WOMEN = RAPING A CHILD > > > Canon Law was clarified today to say the following: The Vatican today > > made the "attempted ordination" of women one of the gravest crimes > > under church law, putting it in the same category as clerical sex > > abuse of minors, heresy and schism. > > > The new rules, which have been sent to bishops around the world, apply > > equally to Catholic women who agree to a ceremony of ordination and to > > the bishop who conducts it. Both would be excommunicated. Since the > > Vatican does not accept that women can become priests, it does not > > recognize the outcome of any such ceremony. > > > The whole article is interesting, especially the part about the > > Malleus Maleficarum. (c.1487) > > See alsohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleus_Maleficarumfor more on > > this defamation of women > > > Four major religions -- Judaism, Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam -- > > simply cannot accept that women are full human beings, endowed by > > their Creator with the rights to a full life. The theory that women > > are evil and to be dominated and controlled is still manifested in > > attitudes held my many men today. I've met more men than I care to > > who believe women are to be kept barefoot, pregnant and in the > > kitchen. There are also many men who believe it was a major mistake > > for women to be given the right to hold property, inherit her > > husband's property, vote, hold office, and other such denials of basic > > rights. What's even more astounding is that there are a substantial > > number of women who agree with this virtual enslavement. > > > Given the eons old animosity between men and women, I have to ask how > > any rational person can expect our species to carry on when one half > > of it fears / hates the other half. > > -- > ( > ) > I_D Allan > > Be Paranoid. > God is always building a better idiot!!!
