Is the male-only priesthood a discipline or essential to the nature of being a priest? Sr. Vassa (again unflinchingly taking up a contentious topic by climbing up the ladder to the highest platform and then jumping into the deep end head first) dives right in and says there is no reason beyond personal preference to not have female clergy. You know, when people ask me about women in priesthood, they say, 'Sister, why can't women be priests?' And I say, 'Women CAN be priests. We don't WANT them to be priests.' Because you see, God can do anything, and the Church, by divine authority, uh, can do anything, but, the Church doesn't want to - and that's a legitimate reason. What I don't like is when we TRY to pretend that there are other reasons for this, because it's legitimate not to want something, and there are reasons not to want this - right? - but, we shouldn't pretent that there's some... reason, that, for example, the maleness...
I looked her up. She is a fan of Weston Price, so I immediately ruled her out as useful. Strange how this stuff persists in popularity.
ReplyDeleteThere are no perfect nutritional authors, so what is your big objection to Weston Price? He made a lot of astute observations, especially for his day & age.
ReplyDeleteMuch of what this lady is saying is in the Nourishing Traditions book by Sally Fallon, which is actually quite good.
The claims are controversial. My impression over the years is that people are fairly black-and-white about Price and Fallon, either strongly believe or strongly reject. I really have not seen a middle ground about the claims. This is not the venue for discussing it in depth, though. :>)
DeleteI'm writing as a family physician with a B.S. in human nutrition from Cornell University, and I don't think Price, Fallon or any single author has it all right, but Fallon certainly has some very good things to say that are, as you pointed out, counter-current. However, she cites a number of decent primary papers as supporting evidence & makes logical arguments.
ReplyDeleteSadly, most of the mainstream dietary recommendations are from the American Dietetic Association, which, unfortunately, is a wellspring of corporate science, and pretty much any claim that differs from theirs is considered "controversial".
I'm not a Price or a Fallon wackadoo, but I'm simply pointing out that it may be a bit over-the-top to immediately rule this lady's presentation out on the basis of her obvious affinity for Price & Fallon. Facts are facts & the waters of nutritional science are muddy. Just sayin'.
I hardly look to the ADA for help! As you say, though, "facts are facts" . . . nonetheless, there are "facts vs. facts".
ReplyDeleteThanks for your thoughts.
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