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Thank you. That is one of the more succinct responses I've ever read on the issue of catholic priestesses I've read lately. SuzyQue simply misunderstood the the point of my post. It was NOT to argue the point that women shouldn't be ordained to the catholic priesthood because they support radical feminist or homosexual agendas. It was merely to reveal what I see as the connection between the "innovation" of ordaining women to the catholic priesthood & the subsequent slide of that church's clergy & laity into the heresy & apostasy that in the process of destroying it today. What an awful thing that is...& what an awful thing that the people who are most responsible for allowing the rot to get a foothold in that church are people like SuzyQue & me, who are/were so woefully ignorant of the Scriptures, the ancient teachings & formularies of our church that we swallowed all the lies & heresies & just "went along to get along." Shame...shame on all of us for allowing the Father of Lies to gain control of the ECUSA.

No, I didn't misunderstand you. I was trying to politely point out that an argument against women priests must be based on something other than the radical feminist/homosexual argument.

And, speak for yourself about ignorance of Scripture and tradition. I haven't swallowed anything, and don't plan on doing that here either. While it is often uncomfortable, I've never been one to "go along to get along".

"what an awful thing that the people who are most responsible for allowing the rot to get a foothold in that church are people like SuzyQue & me, who are/were so woefully ignorant of the Scriptures, the ancient teachings & formularies of our church that we swallowed all the lies & heresies & just "went along to get along."

Most of us have been in this position. Many in ECUSA have fought the good fight, and set an example for the rest of Christianity. What's happened in the ECUSA over the last few years is a reflection of what's happening in our broader culture. I'm sorry for what's happened to the sincere and faithful Christians in the Episcopal Church here, but nobody can accuse them of just rolling over and playing dead.

The Anglican Church has the oldest history of worship in the English language. That's something to be very proud of. The Anglican tradition in this country also has a reputation for patient dialog and compassion for the less fortunate. Those are all good traditions. Unfortunately, many wonderful Christians are being driven out of the ECUSA by the current political situation. That's a tremendous boon for the communities they join, but it has not been a good thing for the ECUSA.

"....misunderstood the the point of my post. It was NOT to argue the point that women shouldn't be ordained to the catholic priesthood because they support radical feminist or homosexual agendas. It was merely to reveal what I see as the connection between the "innovation" of ordaining women to the catholic priesthood & the subsequent slide of that church's clergy & laity into the heresy & apostasy that in the process of destroying it today."

Yes. There is no reason that the abuses of the few would disqualify everyone. However, from a pragmatic standpoint, the recent history of questionable innovations and challenges to Christian ethical norms is problematic. AnAmericanMother, in her eminently sensible way has pointed out what appears to be a very common perception--that this is a package deal.

There are those who assert that if the Apostles had been women, Christianity would be radically different in terms of it's stance on issues such as abortion, and in Roman Catholicism, artificial contraception. The underlying assumption is that Christian ethical teaching is arbitrary. This implies that truth is relative.