RE: RE: WINNING EMAIL OF THE DAY ON THE LEFT'S FRENZY OVER POPE BENEDICT

Steve Brenneis responds to Behethland B. Clark:

I knew you couldn't resist this for long.

You said, "I don't believe God intended to exclude women from the priesthood or ministry. Man came up with that one. Or more specifically, Paul."

You are absolutely correct about that one. Paul's misogyny has been a subject of concern to many people for quite some time. Jesus put no such limits on his believers. In fact, there are a number of people who believe (as I do) that Mary Magdalene was essentially the thirteenth disciple.

However, I think feminists make more of the patriarchal nature of the Catholic church than is warranted. I have personally encountered dozens of nuns who were the sole spiritual leaders of their communities.

Then you said, "The Church is turning away the people who need them the most by putting such strict limitations on being a believer."

Indeed, there is room for some interpretation of the Bible, but not nearly as much as liberals would like. There is no rational interpretation of scripture that allows for homosexuality, abortion, euthanasia, and other humanist abominations. The quote from the gentleman in Charlotte is spot on.