So there is NO way that a woman could be a priest now? Just because real estate and inheritance law was a bit tricky back in the day? That's the justification for continued discrimination of half the population from possible priesthood? As if the Catholic church doesn't have a lawyer in almost every dioceses willing to sort out such matters?
Not much of an argument, my friend.
Celibacy is a separate issue, which I hadn't addressed, nor do I feel inclined to. There is already a strong movement within the church (from what I have heard) that feels that this policy is outdated and needs to change.
no...that wasn't my argument lol. I was just explaining celibacy and how the problem of priesthood is that, so if anything you should be addressing that because if there is any issue or problem with the catholic church's priesthood, it's that. What your issue is, is completely irrellevant to the catholic priesthood. As I said in the beginning, this is doctrine and dogmatic and is inherent with the understanding of what priesthood and presbyter really means, something you seem to be really ignorant on. Yet both the understanding of what a presbyter actually was ( which isn't something I think is sexist or bad) and the doctrine make a female priesthood impossible.
Again Ol' Frank has been putting in as much effort as he can to tackle the issues available to his authority. But sure lets hold all the planets problems and weigh them on one individual...saves me from putting any effort in.
My point (overly sarcastic though it may have been) is that though I am sure that Papa Francisco is doing his bit to help the poor and such, the Catholic church is a massive organization, with insane wealth, and a vast personnel, all with the very mandate of doing their best to help the poor and the sick, and generally trying to make the world a better place. You would think that we would be far better off by now...
And why not be public about it? He is supposedly the right hand of God. Jesus wouldn't have gotten too far if he were all "low-profile."
Ooh, these money lenders in the temple are making me angry! I guess a strongly-worded letter is in order...
Honestly, I am just a former Catholic venting a bit. I am happy to argue these points with you, but I don't really have much stake in them. I happen to like the new pope,
it just remains to be seen how much of a reformer he will be.
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The problems of this world for the most part are political and economical as structured that the effort of the vatican wouldn't be of much use. Where they can help and the issues they can help with, they do. They can't wave a magic wand and make it all better, the international problems of the world are complex, and the vatican isn't the solution, nor it's authority, personel or wealth. That stock is in use.
And why is it kept in secret? He is Pope FRANCIS, lol. He takes after the franciscan tradition which was one of heavy humility, it's his own way of expressing his devotion to G-d. And by Christian doctrine...he actually isn't the right hand of G-d, that is Christ himself.. the priest is actually a servant of Christ ( again, you really need to understand what the priesthood actually is). And he is actually doing something, which as a social worker I can commend, to equate it to an armchair critic is again unfair ( though you already admitted your bias). Not to mention contradicting, because if he makes it more public and wants everybody to do it, he is trying to make more catholics..
it just remains to be seen how much of a reformer he will be.
No, what the issue is, is that you're holding a level of expectations on how much he has and will reform when he has already provided radical examples of that, lol. Is it that he hasn't or won't reform at all? Or just not enough to your expectations.
Again in all politeness, assess your perspective. Because I too am a former Catholic, and as a Satanist ( lol), even I think the dude's alright.
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