A Human Person Is Infinitely Precious And

Everyone Agrees The Celibacy Rule Is Just A Church Law Dating From The 11th Century, Not A Divine Command.

If You Cannot See That Divinity Includes Male And Female Characteristics And At The Same Time Transcends Them, You Have Bad Consequences. Rome And Cardinal O'connor Base The Exclusion Of Women Priests On The Idea That God Is The Father And Jesus Is His Son, There Were Only Male Disciples, Etc. They Are Defending A Patriarchal Church With A Patriarchal God. We Must Fight The Patriarchal Misunderstanding Of God.

At The Same Time We Are Aware That Our Various Religions And Ethical Traditions Often Offer Very Different Bases For What Is Helpful And What Is Unhelpful For Men And Women, What Is Right And What Is Wrong, What Is Good And What Is Evil.

We Are Conscious That Religions Cannot Solve The Economic, Political And Social Problems Of This Earth.

In My View, The Catholic Church As A Community Of Faith Will Be Preserved, But Only If It Abandons The Roman System Of Rule. We Managed To Get By Without This Absolutist System For 1,000 Years. The Problems Began In The 11th Century, When The Popes Asserted Their Claim To Absolute Control Over The Church.