tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688570570546791660.post2198415917132311726..comments2023-12-21T06:54:00.116-05:00Comments on All Things Cleveland Ohio: RIP Cleveland Catholic Diocese – An EditorialAll Things Clevelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06608170696430693339noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688570570546791660.post-70335561980346361072009-03-16T15:56:00.000-04:002009-03-16T15:56:00.000-04:00The Catholic Church has never "taught" that Mary M...The Catholic Church has never "taught" that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute. This was an educated speculation based on the reputation of Magdala where she was from - it wasn't just a wild guess or something made up to damage women. It was a popular belief (and still is among many Christians of all sects) but NEVER part of doctrine (similar to Limbo, another popular conception which is not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688570570546791660.post-66437917458503501862009-03-16T14:24:00.000-04:002009-03-16T14:24:00.000-04:00Magdelana, the point is that if Timothy can pick a...Magdelana, the point is that if Timothy can pick and chose which sections fo the Bible he wants to base his beliefs on, others can do the same to discredit him. <BR/><BR/>Funny you use the name of a woman that was a friend of Jesus that the Catholic church said was a prostitute, and had to admit in recent years that this was not true. This shows that the church does not respect women at all. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688570570546791660.post-84942602419301976732009-03-16T13:22:00.000-04:002009-03-16T13:22:00.000-04:00The Catholic church does not look down on women, e...The Catholic church does not look down on women, even though it does not ordain them and will NEVER ordain them - people need to accept that. I am a woman and I would not belong to a Church that did not respect me. Read John Paul II's encyclical Mulieris Dignitatem for a wonderful explanation of the Church's view of women. Did you know John Paul II was a feminist?<BR/><BR/>Please, please stop Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688570570546791660.post-78575791311627128852009-03-16T07:06:00.000-04:002009-03-16T07:06:00.000-04:00ATC – let me answer for you. The bible was writte...ATC – let me answer for you. <BR/><BR/>The bible was written at the hand of man – and translated by man - and therefore often reflects the social mores and the bigotry of its time of writing. As men have controlled the church for many years, this bigotry has only continued over the centuries. When Bishop Lennon cites that the fact that there are “fewer priests available for ministry throughoutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688570570546791660.post-53958204529744204182009-03-15T19:14:00.000-04:002009-03-15T19:14:00.000-04:00>"But it saddens me to see that the church...>"<I>But it saddens me to see that the church in which all my grandparent attended, my parents were married in, and I was baptized in, located in Cleveland, is closing,</I>"<BR/><BR/>Lapsing, or retiring, has consequences.<BR/><BR/>>"...not allowing women to become priests has cut off a huge number of potential priests."<BR/><BR/>The Biblical authority for ordaining Timothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06992217665437521336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688570570546791660.post-58449451764616847292009-03-15T16:05:00.000-04:002009-03-15T16:05:00.000-04:00Hi, this is Rob from www.qualitychatter.com I agre...Hi, this is Rob from www.qualitychatter.com I agree with your sentiments about the church situation and like you, I am a 'resigned Catholic" but does not mean that I do not see the value in having these establishments in the neighborhoods. <BR/><BR/>What is most concerning to me as far as the structures themselves go, is the threat of more and more of our rather short 230 plus year history in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688570570546791660.post-57910195574426910182009-03-15T13:22:00.000-04:002009-03-15T13:22:00.000-04:00for some reason I thought tha Blessed Sacrament ha...for some reason I thought tha Blessed Sacrament has closed a couple of years ago.Mike Golchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472496241893921107noreply@blogger.com