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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

What does Feminism have to do with God

As always I begin my blog with a prayer; Dear God, help me to understand my fellow human beings even if I do not agree with them. Amen
That was short and sweet but it speaks volumes. I was looking through the news paper the other day something that I almost never do and I saw an obit for a nun it ran on the top of the obit section and was a brief story about her life and accomplishments. Frankly I was disappointed that it did not speak of her humility or of her obedience as a religious. To be honest I wonder why she remained a nun at all when her whole focus was to change the church into what she wanted it to be. Sadly she is not alone many people think that they know better than the Pope or even Christ himself how the church should be run. I think they forget it isn't about us or me or I it is about God, Jesus and the Holy spirit. We learned in Biblical school that God took the time to set up the way the people were to worship and he provided detailed plans of how the worship space was to be built and who was to lead the worship for the people that the Jews were set apart from the pagans in that woman were not apart of leadership and worship ceremonies. There was a good reason for that and it was more than cultural. Times haven't changed all that much. We still have non-christian religions that honor the female far and above the creation of God that she is. I read once that woman was the closest to God in that she shared with him in creation. I beleive that God in his wisdom has created a plan for each of us humans and other creatures we are told it is a divine plan so why then do some of us deem it necessary to tell him what to do to exalt ourselves for to me that is what feminism is all about. Oh look at us poor down troden women the men are running every thing and we capable and smart and every bit as good as the men are left to be nothing more than baby incubators. Give me a break! Am I the only one who wonders what would have happened if Mary thought like a feminist? Or if she said,"Ok God I'll have the baby but..... No I shudder to think. On the feast day of Saint John the Baptist we should heed his words. I must deminish so he can increase. If Christ had wanted woman to be Priest he would have set things in motion after all as christians all are equal men and women are treated the same in God's eyes. Just because we do not understand God does not mean that we are being put down. Another case (I was going great guns and my computer glitched and I lost a lot of my thoughts) Not even the Pope believes he has the power to second guess God and change his will. Peter Creift(check spelling) a convert and defender of the faith once said that as Catholics we deliver the mail, Protestants edit it. I was taught that the Hebrews had a complicated way of worshiping God there were many rituals and in the book of Exodus we see that Moses is given clear directions on what to do and how to do it. Jesus did not abolish these things but rather he came to fulfill them. The first followers of Jesus were Jews just as he was they still went to the Synagogue to read and be read too from the scroll containing the first five books. We know that Jesus himself quoted Deuteromy more than any other book. They were drivin away but they did not change their habits we can see this in history because we can trace the origins of the Mass back to the first century.
Ok I just published two other posts one doesn't have anything to do with this one the other does. So I am just letting you have it all and I will await your comments.
Lord may my words be union with your will. As it is your will not mine. Amen
And that is why I believe Feminism has no place in our faith or our church.

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