Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!sdd.hp.com!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: jhpb@garage.att.com (Joseph H Buehler) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: ambitious women may approach the altar now ... Message-ID: Date: 10 May 91 07:22:53 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 18 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article henning@acsu.buffalo.edu (Karl colossal Henning) writes: There is less in divine will about refusing to allow women in the pulpits, as there is of intersexual insecurity on the part of men in institutionalizing the lie that women aren't suitable/intelligent enough/wise enough/up to the responsibility, to teach (gasp) men. Leaving aside the Scriptural arguments, here are a couple things that indicate the respective roles of men and women to me as a Catholic: - The Catholic hierarchy is all male, by Divine will. Women cannot be validly ordained, and cannot exercise ecclesiastical jurisdiction. - God became Incarnate as a man. I think role reversal is a big problem in the West at the moment. In fact, I think there are few things that are causing more problems in families at the moment than bossy women and submissive men.