Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mit-eddie.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!mit-eddie!barry From: barry@mit-eddie.UUCP (Mikki Barry) Newsgroups: net.religion.christian Subject: Re: discussions on Roman Catholicism Message-ID: <3598@mit-eddie.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 12:00:39 EST Article-I.D.: mit-eddi.3598 Posted: Fri Feb 8 12:00:39 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Feb-85 04:48:52 EST References: <1311@bbncca.ARPA> Organization: MIT, Cambridge, MA Lines: 20 Speaking on the role of women in the Roman Catholic Church: I have a sister studying at a Jesuit college in New Hampshire. As a requirement, she is taking a course on th history of religion, taught by a Roman Catholic priest. This priest has some very interesting revalations: 1. Mary Magdalen was indeed an Apostle, since Jesus sent her forth with the others to "spread the word" (his definition of Apostle). 2. Since Jesus never ordained anyone into the priesthood, the assumption that a woman cannot represent him is totally false, since he himself chose one as emessary. 3. Therefore, the ruling not to ordain women into the priesthood is wrong on a religious basis. Not being a Catholic (or even a Christian for that matter), I have no idea what most Catholics think about this. How about some response?