Our role as Women in The Church 

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I'm so sorry that's been your experience. Keep trying, if you can get a good parish it will help!

As a woman who lived through major church change (78 years), my first thought in reply to your question is that in my case perspective was gained over time. I studied theology in an Anglican seminary as a practising Catholic, where I respected the intention & scholarship & observed women in preparation for parish leadership. Maybe my formation in my young years with the Sisters of Mercy or/and realisation of my tendency to pride has influenced my attitude to live love with care as the expression of my Catholicism. I often joked that I didn't want to be Pope but I had the dress to suit the occasion.

@@fddooley1 Wow, interesting… Thank you for your testimony 👍 I hope you don’t mind me asking, but why did you go to an Anglican Seminary to study theology?! No Catholic options in UK (assuming you were in UK, since in US they’re usually called Episcopalians)?

@sw6155 I am an Australian 3rd generation born from Irish ancestors. Both sides of my family emigrated due to Irish poverty after the potato famine. I attempted to enrol at the Catholic university in Sydney, but I was not accepted. Hence, my only option was to enrol in the Batchelor of theology via distance education at St. Marks Anglican theological college in Canberra A.C.T. Australia. Residential workshops, etc. involved an 8 hour drive from my home. It was a difficult process in many ways, particularly the lack of discussion with fellow students. Six years later (life intervened frequently, eg, family death, illness, etc.). I couldn't see the point wading into Greek & Hebrew because experts had translated these texts (I would just make a muddle mess 😉). I majored in pastoral care and used my clinical experience in hospital & aged care visitation. A satisfying aspect was my start-up workshops using the Boundaries program of Cloud & Townsend. These workshops focussed on domestic abuse and were well received. Additionally, my interest in human behaviour resulted in crisis counselling with Lifeline ( telephone suicide counselling). I unexpectedly was selected at 72 for Catholic care of the aged as part of the pastoral team attending hostels and nursing homes. Unfortunately, Covid intervened & bronchial pneumonia ended my work. It's a long story, but I love the mystery of God's intervention, and I consider coincidences are part of God's plan. Blessings to you 🙏

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@@fddooley1 wow! Amazing body of work! Thank you so much for all that you’ve done, and for sharing! God bless you! 😘👍

I completely agree with you. I’m of Mexican and French descent and the Catholic women in my family since I ‘ve had recollection they cleaned the churches and made food to collect funds for the church, they were part of the choir, they held rosary prayers, they went to the homes of the sick with the priest to give them homily at home and communion (I used to go with my aunt). One of my aunts was part of the administration of the church, they’re theologians and they believe that the men should have a more prominent role that of a priest, deacon, bishop etc.

German women don't think in the church we need to serve. They want to be bosses. They call God, Father and Mother!! Or say that God is transgender, G*D, or God+. What is now happening in Germany has nothing to do with catholic belief.

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