"Soline Humbert, founder of the organisation Brothers and Sisters In Christ, which argues for the ordination of women priests, said she attended a celebration of the Eucharist in south Co Dublin yesterday, where the celebrant was a woman. There were others who were boycotting their Mass there, she said, including two religious sisters and several women members of a church choir."
"She hoped the call to boycott might serve as a wake-up call to encourage people to see the “sexism” in the church, which she said was anathema to the teachings of Christ and the spirit of the Eucharist."
“We are so used to the sexism in the church we don’t see it. We are excluding one section of the community. If the church said they would not ordain black people would we still go to Mass? It is separating justice from the Eucharist. The Eucharist is about oneness and love. Sexism is about exclusion. It is not the message of Christ.”
Bridget Mary's Reflection:
Soline Humbert hit the nail on the head:
“We are so used to the sexism in the church we don’t see it. We are excluding one section of the community. If the church said they would not ordain black people would we still go to Mass? It is separating justice from the Eucharist. The Eucharist is about oneness and love. Sexism is about exclusion. It is not the message of Christ.”
Sexism is a sin. Jesus called male and female disciples in a time when it was a scandal for a rabbi to have women in his circle. Jesus set the pace for women's equality, the Roman Catholic Church should follow his example of inclusion and partnership. Women priests remind us that women are equal images of God, and therefore should preside at the altar. It is time to break the stained glass ceiling! Catholics, rise up and support equality for women in our church. Bridget Mary Meehan, RCWP, sofiabmm@aol.com
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