Oh, surely not! Do you really think so? The Church, anti-woman and anti-body
and anti-sexuality? Really?
Share babbled:
(snip)
OTOH, I do think that after St. Paul the Church became very anti body and
anti woman and anti sexuality.
John, thank you so much for this article. It makes me like Mary more. The
Catholic Church imo has distorted her history and image for their own purposes.
Also, this makes much more sense to me, the idea of a Jesus being conceived
during a holy moment between husband and wife.
On Friday,
Re The problem for the Catholic Church would be that the sacraments central to
the religion and required for salvation couldn't be administered by
priestesses.:
Why not though? If the argument is that the priest has to play the role of
stand-in for Jesus you might just as well say the
Re . . . the Blessed Virgin Mary . . . why bother with Isis:
Because they are different expressions of the same Goddess archetype. A Google
brings up this comparison:
Isis was the most prominent female figure in ancient Egyptian religion. Mary
is the most important female figure in
Re Yes, the archetype being depicted may be the same. But one is a true
character in history and the other is a myth.:
Yes, but Isis was there first! And myth is a loaded word. The stories told
about Isis are intended to point to vital truths about our condition.
Mary was a real human
Share,
I haven't heard of this idea before. But I don't see anything wrong with Mary
being an Essene, although it can't be proved conclusively. Here's an article
that discusses this subject:
http://korileefp.hubpages.com/hub/Historical-Perspective-on-the-Virgin-Mother-Mary
Ann,
I believe the Catholic Church considers the role of women to be motherhood and
not as patriarchs of the church. The Church may change its stance depending on
how well the female bishops in the other denominations are perceived by the
general public. Also, the Church may change
Share,
I believe it would take another Vatican Council to consider the question of
priesthood for women. This council will only happen if the entire church
leadership perceives that women can fill the priestly duties that are needed in
the parishes. If the supply of quality men who want
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
Share,
I believe it would take another Vatican Council to consider the
question of priesthood for women. This council will only happen if the
entire church leadership perceives that women can fill the priestly
duties that are needed in the
Probably not as long as men are running the show.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote:
This appears to be the trend among Protestant Christian churches. But one
wonders if the Catholic Church would ever accept women as priests.
John, it's about time! As for the Catholic Church, I wonder who would protest
more, the clergy in power or the conservative laity, including nuns.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote:
This appears to be the trend among Protestant Christian churches. But one
wonders if
Re women cannot be priests:
Can I propose an alternative approach? What's wrong with women being
*priestesses*?! That was the honourable title they were given in the pagan
world of antiquity.
It strikes me that the Christian churches are so male-oriented that trying to
include female
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