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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

"Female Priests: As Sinful as Pedophiles?" by Michele Somerville in Huffington Post

..."The Vatican does not like that the world knows the extent to which its own bishops betrayed Catholic children. The Vatican does not like that many practicing Catholics are declining to support the Church financially. The Vatican does not like that the number of female priests is growing as male vocations flounder. The Vatican doesn't like that people like me, who love the Church and who lack neither the capacity nor the inclination to look to its leadership for wisdom, no longer care what the Vatican thinks about the ordination of women. The women's ordination genie is out of the bottle; no pope can stop it. Perhaps most frustrating for the Vatican is its growing awareness that for many Catholics of strong faith, the threat of excommunication means nothing..."

"...So what should Catholics do? Many will answer, "Leave." I don't think Catholics should leave, but I do believe we Catholics must protest, with mouths, pens, keyboards and -- most of all -- wallets."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michele-somerville/female-priests-as-sinful_b_649802.html


4 comments:

Mike said...

Heresy and apostasy are both worse than pedophilia. Not in the "American legal" sense, but in the eyes of God.

Ravensbarque said...

How can you possibly say that? You clearly have no experience with the effects of pedophilia.

Essentially heresy and apostasy are personal convictions. Pedophilia can destroy the heart and mind of another person.

And you do not know what is in God's eyes! If you claim to know the mind of God, then you are guilty of blasphemy.

Mike said...

"And you do not know what is in God's eyes! If you claim to know the mind of God, then you are guilty of blasphemy."

And so are you by suggesting that pedophilia is a greater sin than heresy or apostasy.

catholic girl said...

WOW heresy is a worse crime than an annointed priest raping a child?? If that's really true I'm not sure why I stay Catholic...