tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post114355445035149550..comments2023-07-11T08:11:27.571-04:00Comments on Ragamuffin Ramblings: Top 10 reasons men should not be ordainedSteve F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12697100521186605498noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1143899310026436652006-04-01T08:48:00.000-05:002006-04-01T08:48:00.000-05:00The official Catholic approach has generally been ...The official Catholic approach has generally been to say that only a male priest can image Christ to the congregation. Since, however, the priest stands on behalf of the community before God, one would assume only a woman could image the Bride to God. The obvious solution is that only people who are in the midst of a sex change can serve as this kind of sacrament.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps that is why theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1143668096760134472006-03-29T16:34:00.000-05:002006-03-29T16:34:00.000-05:00In Canada, the matter of ordaining women in Protes...In Canada, the matter of ordaining women in Protestant churches was a lively controversy (our first woman minister was Rev. Lydia Gruchy, ordained 1934, United Church of Canada) and this list was circulated in modified form as a sideswipe at the notion of males-only ordination. <BR/><BR/>Our women added another objection to men being ordained: the hymns of the Christian faith are all pitched too Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052081819882002321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7457030.post-1143569894224141862006-03-28T13:18:00.000-05:002006-03-28T13:18:00.000-05:00isn't this wonderful? thanks for the email! it's...isn't this wonderful? thanks for the email! it's so amazing how insane things become when you start to reverse them isn't it??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com