Posted on 10/17/2007 10:44:40 AM PDT by NYer
The admonitions of St. Paul and St. Thomas are against women publicly teaching in Church - i.e. preaching. They certainly did not oppose women teaching in general, i.e. nuns running a school, mothers teaching their children.
The last thing on the minds of Sts. Catherine, Teresa, and Therese when creating their works were to teach in the Church. Their great wisdom was composed for private purposes, and is all the stronger because of this humility.
my personal favorites....Girls at University and the Problem with the Sound of Music (hint, it’s virtually pornographic...his words, not mine)
They might be, if you actually read and understood them, all of them, and not just carefully chosen quotes from them taken out of context. How many of them have you read in full? How many talks of his have you listened to? How many times have you met him and spoken to him? Discussed any of these issues in conversation? I'm guessing the answer to these questions is close to zero and yet you presume to know his personality, and present your ill informed opinion of his personality as a "statement of fact".
I have probably read more things that you have written than you have ever read by Bishop Williamson. Does this qualify me as someone who can make factual assessments of your personality?
Uh....I've read them. All of them.
Is there some deeper meaning to them that a person of average intelligence might miss?
I have probably read more things that you have written than you have ever read by Bishop Williamson. Does this qualify me as someone who can make factual assessments of your personality?
Yeah, I think it does.
What comes out of our mouth or off the end of our pen says something about who we are doesn't it?
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