"Quebec will soon have its first female Roman Catholic priest.
Linda Spear, a former Montreal teacher originally hailing from Winnipeg, will become the sixth Canadian woman ordained as a catholic priest.
The ceremony is presided by the group Roman Catholic Women Priests. It's been around since 2001 and includes about a hundred women priests in Europe and 75 in the U.S. Spear said she'd prefer to wait until after she's ordained before doing an interview..."
Correction: Quebec will soon have its first female Roman Catholic who attempted ordination and claims to be a priest.
ReplyDeleteLinda Spear, a former Montreal teacher originally hailing from Winnipeg will become the sixth Canadian women who attempted ordination and now claims to be a Roman Catholic Priest.
Apologist --
ReplyDeleteHave you ever heard a Church definition of male or female? I haven't. Would you happen to know what these definitions might be? Do you know what it is about females that makes them "unfit matter" for the priesthood?
Rav,
ReplyDeleteYes, I do know what it is about females that makes them unfit matter for the priesthood.
The reason females are unfit matter for the priesthood is becasue they are female.
Rav, you want to make this Rocket Science, and I don't see how it is. Male is as male does. Female is as female does. What is so difficult about this? Why do we need a "definition?" The Church is not usually in the habit of defining the obvious.
Apologist --
ReplyDeleteI totally disagree with you. The male/female distinction is not at all obvious.
If the Church is going to say per canon 1024 "male only ordination," then I think the Church should define its terms. The Church will not do this. The reason is that the Church cannot define its terms.
The Church cannot give a theological definition of "male" without first giving a biological definition. There is no biological definition.
The Church maintains that females are not the proper matter. Now, matter is a scientific term. There is no difference between the matter of male and the matter of female.
Check it out, Apologist. And don't just quote the dictionary.