Angry women in the Catholic Church

Puhleeze.  I am so not in solidarity with this kind of feminist nonsense.  

The Osservatore Romano newspaper, founded in 1861, only opened its doors to female journalists in 2008.

But despite the pope's backing for what has been described by the Osservatore Romano as a move "to give voice to the value that women bring to the Church," Scaraffia said she was fighting a lonely battle.

"There is misogyny in the Church," she said.

"It's a closed world, caught up with issues of power. Many in the clergy are afraid that if women come onto the scene there will be less room for them."

Her comments come as the Vatican watchdog struggles to bring radical nuns in the United States back into line.

In May, the Vatican released a report accusing the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), which represents most US nuns, of "radical feminism" and not focusing enough on fighting gay marriage and abortion.

But pockets of rebellious clergy across the world have also called for women to be allowed to play a more prominent role in the Church.

"It's not possible to go on like this," said Scaraffia. "Women in the Church are angry!"
The "Vatileaks" affair currently rocking the Holy See was another crisis that could have been avoided if women had occupied leading roles inside the institution, Scaraffia said.

While I agree there can be areas of misogyny in the Church, compensating for it by putting angry women in positions of power to mollify them is a huge mistake.  I think it is a mistake to have some kind of affirmative action program to "give voice to the value that women bring to the Church."  And note that it is pockets of rebellious clergy who are cheering the girls on.  I am not crazy about that crowd, either.

And anyone who sees the Church only in terms of male power plays  is missing the point about how Christ's power is made perfect in weakness. Sure there are power plays. I'm not naive.  However, anyone who thinks rebellion and anger are ways to get more power in the Church is operating from the wrong spirit.


The sexual abuse crisis ---would that have been helped or changed by more women in positions of power?  Women are capable of abuse of power and sexual abuse.


In my work, I deal with men at the highest level of the Church and I have never been treated disrespectfully because of my sex.  Nor have I been patronized.  But then, I don't need a little pat on the head to let me know that I am "someone"  or that I am "equal."  


I think it's a shame that this gal is supposedly representing the feminine side of the Church.