Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

To: CodeToad
It depends wha you mean by "preaching the Gospel." If you mean giving the homily at Mass, no: it's because we do not have (and never will have) ordained female clergy a.k.a. priestesses.

If you mean "public reading and teaching about the Gospel in schools, in talks, in speaking engagements, teaching at every level, Scripture scholars and theologians in Universities, using print, broadcast or digital media" etc. --- then of course women can proclaim and preach the Gospel.

E.g.I would say 80% of the DRS's (Directors of Religious Education) and 90% of the catechists at the parish level are women. Women evangelists, too --- though we need more, many more.

I "preached" on the Gospel when I gave the eulogy at my father's funeral. But was after the dismissal blessing, i.e. not structurally part of the Funeral Mass as such. Again, it has to do with the order of the Liturgy specifically, not with silencing women. We teach and preach, ubicumque et semper. Just not at homily time.

21 posted on 08/23/2012 12:07:43 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("You can observe a lot just by watchin'." - Yogi Berra)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies ]


To: Mrs. Don-o

“homily at Mass”

My point is why not? I mean, I’ve never read anything in the Bible that says women may not. I don’t think Jesus turned women away.


22 posted on 08/23/2012 12:43:57 PM PDT by CodeToad (Anticipate their arrival...they won't.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson