Tuesday, August 03, 2004

If you're a Catholic woman, are you just a little bit mad at your church right now?

I just read in the International Herald Tribune today that the Pope approved a document for release that blamed feminist thought for fostering "oposition between women and men" and blurring the lines between the sexes. This, in turn, has called into question the "natural" two-parent structure of the family and has made "homosexuality and heterosexuality virtually equivalent, in a new model of polymorphous sexuality." The document urged women to reaffirm their distinctiveness as caretakers by nurturing their "capacity for others," placing the onus on the "irreplaceable role" of women within the family. According to the Tribune..."Some critics - of which there have been many - wonder whether it should have been written at all." Is it any wonder why Catholic schools and churches in places like Chicago continue to close? How are you going to lure new members - or keep existing members (many of which are working women) - when you're so busy sticking your foot into your mouth.
On a lighter note, I have really been enjoying listening to my favorite radio station - WLUP 97.9 FM Chicago - online. They weren't simulcasting on the www for the longest time due to the dispute with some union that the voice-over talent should be paid royalties for the commercials that run online. They solved the problem by just playing some kind of music soundtrack during the commercials. Union loses, I win. I am once again in classic rock heaven while online. You just can't get any Rush, Van Halen, Kansas, Boston, etc. in Switzerland.

2 comments:

Kirk said...

You're definitely in the wrong place--having made the trip back and forth between Chicago and Madison, WI, several times recently, it was hard to find anything but classic rock (except for country)--more Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, John Mellencamp, Van Halen and Supertramp than I thought possible...

The Big Finn said...

Perry...Thanks for your comments. I agree that there are many problems with the Catholic church - too numerous for even you to mention - all of which bundled together are causing a decline in parishoners. Thanks again...interesting comments from a Catholic MAN.
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