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In reply to the discussion: Pope stresses "fundamental" value of women in Church [View all]SkyDaddy7
(6,045 posts)41. No way!!
This Pope is just doing a little damage control & then it will be back to normal. IMHO.
I have always had huge questions as to why any woman would want anything to do with the Christian religion when it is obvious according to the Bible women are NOT equal to men in any way. They are not to speak in church, teach men, hold authority over men, obey their husbands, etc.,...The same goes for the LGTBQ community. And African Americans as well...They were forced into this religion by their slave masters so one would think that would be enough to discard it not to mention the Bible including Jesus himself was 100% in favor of holding slaves!
...But that is just.
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But if he had to choose between saving your life or your fetus, ladies, he'd go with your fetus
MotherPetrie
Apr 2013
#1
Yes. Rather than applaud a small step in the right direction, you choose to make a cheap shot.
Tommy_Carcetti
Apr 2013
#59
Emphasis on "small." Meanwhile, women will continue to die. Nothing's much cheaper than the regard
MotherPetrie
Apr 2013
#61
Many years ago while attending Mass, a male priest, declared God was both man and woman...
midnight
Apr 2013
#29
"God is defined as being made of one man and an infinite number of women"
Voice for Peace
Apr 2013
#32
Christ chose his apostles only from circumcised Jewish males. So therefore .......
SharonAnn
Apr 2013
#16
But what about his wife, who was described as a prostitute by the fiction writers a few hundred
MADem
Apr 2013
#21
This OP has 25 recs, not 89 and it sucks to be a mendacious promoter of homophobic sexists
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2013
#43
To be completely fair, there were competing religions at the time where women played the key roles.
dimbear
Apr 2013
#39
I was shocked at the fact that no Pope had washed a woman's feet, in Protestant Churches they sure
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2013
#44
Actually, Mary Magdalene was the first witness but the male disciples didn't believe her.
intheflow
Apr 2013
#33
"God does not choose according to human criteria." But that is exactly what...
Peace Patriot
Apr 2013
#37
Compare Apollonius of Tyana, who has a comparable story arc to Jesus, but who chose as his chief
dimbear
Apr 2013
#40
I'm interested in seeing how conservative Catholics react--I hope he watches his back
bklyncowgirl
Apr 2013
#51