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...
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ReplyDeleteEasy solution: ride a bicycle.
ReplyDeleteBegin to see your neighbors, see your local businesses, experience nature, slow down, save money, use your body to move around, breath fresh air. Riding a bike instead of driving a car is a way to reconnect with your surroundings and engage (maybe even love) your neighbor, instead of bypassing them at 30-75mph.
LOL! You must not live in North Texas.
Delete"Unknown" must have listened to the 4th lecture already... spoiler alert.
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