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“True loyalty to the Church implies loyalty to the truth. It requires willingness to question rather than readiness to conform. What may seem opposition and dissent at first, will eventually prove to be an active co-operation between the teaching authorities and the theologians towards the one aim of a better-formulated doctrine.”

Book:The Ordination of Women in the Catholic Church ; Unmasking a Cuckoo's Egg Tradition

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John Wijngaards

John Wijngaards, born on September 30, 1935, is a renowned author whose works span various genres, known for their profound insights and unique narrative style. more

“Though, with St. Paul, I fully subscribe to women being treated on equal terms as men in the Church, I am not a feminist. I am a man, and I cannot speak from my Christian experience as a woman, nor judge issues specifically from a womanly perspective as women theologians do. Neither did I enter the field with a feminist agenda, as I narrated in the first chapter. I am approaching the question of women's ordination as a theologian. And like other theologians — both men and women — I have come to the clear recognition that the reasons for barring women from ordination cannot be substantiated from Scripture or tradition. Sacred Scripture leaves the question wide open. In so-called Catholic "tradition", women were excluded from ministries because of social conditions and cultural prejudice. I will validate these claims in the next chapters. I am defending these conclusions as a man, as a professional theologian and as a Catholic.”

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Book:The Ordination of Women in the Catholic Church ; Unmasking a Cuckoo's Egg Tradition

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“The presumption that Jesus who had wiped out the ancient bias against women in the common priesthood of the faithful, would reintroduce it in ministerial priesthood defies all logic. The contention that Jesus, who brought worship 'in spirit and in truth' and for whom love and service were the supreme characteristics of his ministry, would then introduce maleness as an essential requirement offends the inner consistency of the Gospel.”

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Book:The Ordination of Women in the Catholic Church ; Unmasking a Cuckoo's Egg Tradition

Source: The Ordination of Women in the Catholic Church ; Unmasking a Cuckoo's Egg Tradition

“A stable inner visualisation fosters clarity of mind and tranquility in our reactions to the world. By shifting our perception and thought patterns, we purify our experiences, paving the way for positive outcomes that reshape our entire world.”

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“In the interval of silence, each with his own thoughts, the insistence of sound was audible. She said, “I believe that’s my phone.”