POPE FRANCIS ADMITS PEDOPHILIC CHRISTIANITY IS A MISOGYNISTIC RELIGION LIKE ISLAM

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POPE FRANCIS ADMITS PEDOPHILIC CHRISTIANITY IS A MISOGYNISTIC RELIGION
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/01/pope-francis-women-never-roman-catholic-priests-church?CMP=share_btn_tw

Ordination of women


Pope Francis says women will never be Roman Catholic priests


Pontiff’s reply to journalist asking about church’s position is not
change in stance, but will disappoint advocates of change

Pope Francis has ruled out a woman ever serving as a priest in the Roman
Catholic church.

The declaration is not a change in stance for the Argentinian pope, who
has always said the door was closed on women being ordained as priests.

But when he was asked and then pressed on the matter by a Swedish
journalist during a press conference onboard the papal plane, Francis
suggested the ban would be eternal.

“Saint Pope John Paul II had the last clear word on this and it stands,
this stands,” Francis said in his initial response, referring to a 1994
document stating that women could never join the priesthood.

“But for ever, for ever? Never, never?” the reporter asked in a
follow-up question, as the papal delegation flew back to Rome from
Sweden on Tuesday.

Francis replied: “If we read carefully the declaration by St John Paul
II, it is going in that direction.”

The pope went on to say women did “many other things better than men”,
emphasising what has been called the “feminine dimension of the church”.

“People ask me: ‘Who is more important in the theology or in the
spirituality of the church, the apostles or Mary, on the day of
Pentecost?’ It is Mary,” he said. He then added: “More.”

But Francis’s praise of women will do little to comfort feminist
Catholics who want women to have a broader role in the church, including
ordination.

The church has always responded to criticism of the ban on women by
pointing out that Jesus only chose men as his apostles. Proponents of a
change argue, among other points, that the church is facing a shortage
of priests.

Francis seemed to open the possibility that women might become ordained
deacons earlier this year, when he commissioned a study of the role
female deacons played in the early church.

Women have been barred from the priesthood for centuries. Under current
rules, deacons are ordained similarly to ministers, and are men. While
they cannot celebrate mass, they are allowed to preach and conduct some
ceremonies, including baptisms, wakes and funerals.

The pope’s remarks came a day after he signed a joint declaration with
Lutherans, which commemorated the Reformation and stated that the two
Christian traditions had more in common than differences. When he landed
in Sweden, Francis was greeted by the female head of the Swedish
Lutheran church, Antje Jackelén.

The issue of women’s inequality in the Catholic church remains a hot
topic among activists, despite Francis’s position. At a recent
gathering, representatives of Catholic priest movements and
international lay organisations called for reform on issues including
equality for women and LGBT rights.

In a statement released by organisers, Kate McElwee, the co-executive
director of the Women’s Ordination Conference, said: “In this space, we
wrestled with the damaging effects of oppressive structures, knowing
that patriarchy and hierarchy hurt us all.

“We discovered, time and again, that by sharing as equals and asking
hard questions, we can transform ourselves, our church and our world.”

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