tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608545590914583474.post6552161346640812035..comments2023-11-05T12:41:31.171+00:00Comments on The Kneeler: Ecce HomoAngela Shier-Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293459698056190963noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608545590914583474.post-41742075480352618682010-12-19T09:20:56.758+00:002010-12-19T09:20:56.758+00:00Thanks Angela.
Coming from Sydney, the abuse I s...Thanks Angela. <br /><br />Coming from Sydney, the abuse I see comes from my Evangelical, reformed anglican brothers and sisters in Christ who teach that women have to obey their husbands and that women are secondary in God's created order. It makes the RC male dominated priesthood seem rather innocous by comparison.Melinda McJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06026792929196999093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608545590914583474.post-22353658974951622212010-12-18T07:32:30.466+00:002010-12-18T07:32:30.466+00:00Hello Mary,
Thank you for your comment - I have wo...Hello Mary,<br />Thank you for your comment - I have wondered about the judgmental nature of what I write. I agree that I write from a particular cultural perspective, and you will find elsewhere on this blog many pertinent criticisms of it as well as praise and thanksgiving. Culture however is no excuse for abuse - and the exclusivity of what I witnessed was abusive. The veneration of pain and Angela Shier-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293459698056190963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608545590914583474.post-39917247830226313372010-12-18T00:30:02.567+00:002010-12-18T00:30:02.567+00:00Angela,
Your post saddens me. Christianity has m...Angela,<br /><br />Your post saddens me. Christianity has many different traditions, I think you've looked at what you witnessed in ROme through your very own cultural perspective and church tradition and been too quick to hurl rocks at it.<br /><br />I was baptised an Anglican, educated by the Presbyterians and have spent time with CHristians of many different denominations and traditions. Melinda McJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06026792929196999093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608545590914583474.post-75475713122818893342010-12-14T07:29:16.456+00:002010-12-14T07:29:16.456+00:00Susan,
Thank you for your comments, what worries m...Susan,<br />Thank you for your comments, what worries me is how deep rooted all this is - and how it continues to shape and mold Christians into a belief that they are less than they are.<br /><br />David - Of COURSE I am associated with it - the Methodist Church in the UK is the longest standing Ecumenical Dialogue partner with the Roman Catholic Church. There were Methodists at the recent Angela Shier-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293459698056190963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608545590914583474.post-53330638515860645182010-12-13T19:02:25.183+00:002010-12-13T19:02:25.183+00:00As the Methodist Preacher rightly said Angie, You ...As the Methodist Preacher rightly said Angie, You are not "associated with" this and I for one will ever be grateful that you are the most wonderful follower of the truth and a Methodist MinsterSybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516012178494813281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608545590914583474.post-86730502098076531302010-12-13T17:34:09.720+00:002010-12-13T17:34:09.720+00:00I totally understand where you are coming from, An...I totally understand where you are coming from, Angie, and I share many of the same feelings. I don't think I can distance myself from these issues by saying that this is only a Catholic matter. <br /><br />There are many Protestants who oppress women with far more damaging theologies than "tradition".PamBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324370506889227234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608545590914583474.post-17361751283903988642010-12-13T14:39:54.805+00:002010-12-13T14:39:54.805+00:00You are not "associated with" this. You ...You are not "associated with" this. You are a Minister in a Protestant denomination. Be thankful for the Reformation.<br />Methodist PreacherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-608545590914583474.post-22467127024921661122010-12-13T11:32:30.229+00:002010-12-13T11:32:30.229+00:00I think if I'd been there I would have shared ...I think if I'd been there I would have shared much of your feelings. I can remember walking out of a monastery in Europe a few years ago because I was offended by all the gold, statues, and arrogance of the men there,who did not like taking questions from a mere woman. <br />But I think that your last post speaks much more about the reality of Christ in todays world and the work of his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com