Word: jesus
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...Jesus in Jeans...
...Anglo-Catholics objected. Those who support women's ordination insist that what matters theologically is that God became human, not that he became male. Sister Joan Chittister, a feminist Benedictine in Erie, Pennsylvania, says focusing on ) males "flies in the face of the theology of the Incarnation that says Jesus became flesh, your flesh and mine just as well." She calls this "a theological tragedy, far deeper than any sort of social oppression...
...from the priesthood may seem humiliating, a source of suffering to women who feel a calling. But Catholic theology exalts humility as a virtue and teaches that men and women can find redemption through suffering. Bernadette Counihan, a Franciscan nun in Iowa, believes that Christian truth is at stake. "Jesus never said if you want to be my disciple, go out and fulfill yourself. He said take up your cross, deny yourself and follow me." Feminists may nod knowingly, sensing paternalism, or propose that ennobling pain could also be produced by leaving cherished tradition. "Very often, what we're called...
...Jesus Christ, the Son of God and Son of man, is incontestably male, what about addressing God as the Father? The debate over inclusive language touches Protestants and Catholics alike. An inclusive-language Mass will soon be proposed for Catholics in all English-speaking countries. Churchgoers of many traditions find profound comfort in singing hymns and reciting prayers that are shared across generations. Many are not prepared to sacrifice majesty in the name of fairness, to replace the resounding "Our Father . . ." that opens the Lord's Prayer with this rendition from the United Church of Christ press: "God, our Father...
Mark Martone of Haverhill, Massachusetts, who killed his father, remembers abuse back to age five, when he told his dad he was scared of the dark. "Oh, Jesus Christ," said the parent in disgust. Then he led the terrified boy down to the cellar, handcuffed his arms over a rafter, turned off the light and shut the door. Mark dangled in silence for hours. "God forbid if I cried," he recalls. "I was just like a hanging Everlast bag, you know? Punch me, punch me." When Mark was nine, his father held the boy's hand over...