the tradition of women and church leadership
Ana Gobledale (via Janet Woodlock) sent in this article to aid our continuing discussion about the role of women in the Church –
The real tradition of women and church leadership by Sandra Dufield
SojoMail 1-25-2006In claiming church tradition doesn’t allow women to be ordained
priests, Vatican and Catholic officials would do well to consider the
history of their tradition.According to Dorothy Irvin, a Catholic theologian and archaeologist,
the traditional Christian church had women priests and the
archaeological evidence of this is preserved for us to see today.
Read the rest of the article at sojourners here
March 31st, 2006 at 4:38 pm
I have a strong suspicion that most blokes would prefer to drink it and watch it than blog about it. Good luck.
April 1st, 2006 at 4:54 pm
Just thinking Dan… I might ask about starting a blog on my work website (which is currently competing for the dubious honor of world’s most dull website… well, that might be harsh, but it’s not flash) I’m good at compartmentalising, so it might not overrun my life that way! Thanks for the idea.
April 5th, 2006 at 5:28 am
Jeg hilser til klovnen. Jeg liker klovner veldig godt! Jeg har vört põ sirkus og sett klovner.
April 5th, 2006 at 1:26 pm
It’s all dutch to me…
April 5th, 2006 at 2:22 pm
I think Shpilman actually didn’t shpil any and has drunken too much!
April 5th, 2006 at 2:59 pm
It would be an interesting exercise to touchtype while having your fingers one key to the left… or the right… or up… or down…
“She sells sea shells by the sea shore” could become
“ahw awkka aww ahwkka vt rgw awa agiew”
I think there’s something in that for all of us, don’t you?
May 30th, 2006 at 6:57 am
actually it was Norwegian #33 (- or close… my husband’s Norwegian:-)
May 30th, 2006 at 6:59 am
It translates: greetings to the clown. I like clowns. I’ve been to a cirkus and have seen clowns.
The natural question would then be: and I would care, because…?