Friday, April 06, 2012

Roman Catholic Women Priests Denounce Pope Benedict XVI's Holy Thursday Message

This Holy Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI,  in another heavy-handed move,  denounced all priests who have questioned church teachings on celibacy and the ordination of women but he surely cannot denounce the millions of Catholics who no longer believe that such practices are what Jesus would want.  

The Catholic people through the sensus fidelium have already accepted women priests.  

We in this prophetic movement continue to experience the support of Catholics throughout the world who are in favor of a married priesthood and of women who are answering their call from God to be their priests.  

For the pontiff to so boldly speak against the men and women who have taken the risk to question these teachings is simply a misused tactic and exercise of the sin of arrogance and sexism. 

His unwillingness to even participate in a dialogue with the so called "dissidents" is nothing but a  punitive, radical, authoritarian attempt to squelch any freedom of conscience and so-called disobedience. 

We call on all Catholic women to speak out for their equality and justice. 

Our Church must continue to evolve and be renewed in the signs of the times. 

Let us not forget that there were married men and women participating in the events of Holy Week - holy women that Jesus knew and loved and trusted with priestly ministry.