http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/1/28/134333/686
The Road to Remonstrance
By Frank Cocozzelli
"Dissent also draws attention to vital new ideas even if they were treated with scorn upon arrival. For example, a reconsideration of natural law principles in light of knowledge acquired since St. Thomas Aquinas in the thirteenth century offers strong arguments in support of artificial birth control and embryonic stem cell research while establishing homosexuality is not the aberration Church fathers believe it to be. Even the great Aristotelian thinker, St. Thomas Aquinas was treated as a heretic and excommunicated shortly after his death. And yet his ideas came to greatly influence Catholic theology."
Excommunication is not a barrier to canonization in the Catholic Church: three examples, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Theodore Guerin, Blessed Mother Mary McKillop and of course, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake! So Roman Catholic Womenpriests who are excommunicated now, may one day be canonized. In fact excommunication could be a fast track to canonization!!! So reform-minded Catholics, cheer up!!
Bridget Mary
Living Gospel Inclusivity and Empowerment Now
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/03/nyregion/03vincents.html?hp=&pagewanted=print
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Then There Was One: The unraveling of Catholic health care
*comment: And there was none. why?
1. The marketplace is a harsh environment for faith-based institutions.
Televangelists abound here! Even Catholic FM music:
Spirit FM is popular. What service VALUE do you provide?
It's easy to preach to the converted; what really hard things have
you done? St. Joan of Arc is too, too distant.
2. Catholic philanthropy is weak.
How can more wills and trusts be gathered? Most of the elderly
are WOMEN. Even WMNF radio (secular) achieves good financial
results. Secular except for Alan Watts (former Anglican priest
and 'secret' Taoist evangelist) and Rev. Bruce Wright.
3. Catholics operate under outdated institutional assumptions.
Hospitals run because of NURSE competence not subservience.
How can you NURTURE those critical nurses?
4. Catholics are opting for secular values.
Where is the challenge of debate at the college or 'college of ideas'?
5. Lack of Ecclesiastical leadership.
Diversity and dissent are required for effective leadership.
6. Catholic institutions often have poor political connections.
Where are the songs of dissent?
The WOMEN written and led songs on youtube.