Reply #17: I have just read through the entire Letter to the Bishops [View All]

[LdyGuique]

OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ON THE COLLABORATION OF MEN AND WOMEN IN THE CHURCH AND IN THE WORLD discussed the the Guardian article mentioned above.

Now, first a caveat or two -- I'm neither Christian nor Catholic, although I have spent a lot of time reading spiritual and metaphysical works. So, I try to maintain an open mind as I work with difficult language or concepts.

Frankly, I do not get the same take on what Cardinal Retzinger wrote as the authors of the Guardian article. This letter is not anti-women nor anti-feminist, nor even anti-modern in context.

The text struggles to define the role or men and women in the world. It begins with Genesis, but doesn't stay there. I think it's a fairly remarkable letter that needs to be read in its entirety and discussed from the points that it makes.

I think that without reading it, one is gravely wronging the new pope. Argue over what he actually said rather than what you think he said.