http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2011/10/17/catholics-campaigning-for-women-priests-detained-at-vatican/ Religion, faith and ethics Tue, 21 May 2013 06:48:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2011/10/17/catholics-campaigning-for-women-priests-detained-at-vatican/comment-page-1/#comment-31738 cpmondello Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:53:44 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/?p=23325#comment-31738 I wonder how many child rapists they detained, if ever they did. I wonder how many child rapists they detained, if ever they did.

]]> http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2011/10/17/catholics-campaigning-for-women-priests-detained-at-vatican/comment-page-1/#comment-31734 lanpav Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:47:18 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/?p=23325#comment-31734 The Vatican seems to take us for fools. Christ chose 12 men; so what? The priest on the altar stands in the place of Christ; yes, but why is gender the one attribute which automatically disqualifies someone? It would be more honest and understandable to say, for example, ordaining women would be more trouble than it is worth, because the traditionalists would kick up a storm, so we won't do it. The Vatican seems to take us for fools. Christ chose 12 men; so what? The priest on the altar stands in the place of Christ; yes, but why is gender the one attribute which automatically disqualifies someone? It would be more honest and understandable to say, for example, ordaining women would be more trouble than it is worth, because the traditionalists would kick up a storm, so we won’t do it.

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