Where I was headed with it Is simple. The Catholic Church says that Paul is referring to 1st century nuns here.. Pretty sad isn't it.
I know that some Catholics are squirming uncomfortably about their doctrine regarding these verses as it just don't make sense. But they can't say that it's wrong.
The Bible has a special place for the fatherless and the widow, the downtrodden, the outcast. And it ain't called a nunnery.
Where I was headed with it Is simple. The Catholic Church says that Paul is referring to 1st century nuns here.. Pretty sad isn't it.
Well if they are widows then it is referring to them and they should be taken care of by the church. And if they chose to throw in any other women that chose to give there whole lives to Gods service then are they not doing even better?
I think what is sad is that I have not heard of one protestant church that takes care of its widows, I have heard of some widows that have had all their money extracted from them by greedy preachers that don`t qualify the responsibility of our finances and guilttrip them into giving there small, not enough to pay the bills pensions to them so that they can add another wing onto an already huge ministry. Does your church have a plan for caring for its widows?
Is there a mote in anyones eye?