Posted on 12/12/2009 1:43:30 PM PST by wagglebee
MELBOURNE, December 11, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In an address to a gathering sponsored by the World Parliament of Religions (PWR) last Friday, former US President Jimmy Carter has once again blamed traditional religion, particularly Southern Baptists and Roman Catholics, for "creating an environment where violations against women are justified."
It is a theme that Carter has successfully used to garner media attention for several years.
Although in a July column in The Observer Carter admits to "not having training in religion or theology," in his address to the PWR Carter appeals to his authority as someone who has "taught Bible lessons for more than 65 years."
In opposition to the vast majority of authentic scholars and historians, Carter asserted: "It's clear that during the early Christian era women served as deacons, priests, bishops, apostles, teachers and prophets." He added: "It wasn't until the 4th century or the 3rd at the earliest that dominant Christian leaders, all men, twisted and distorted Holy Scriptures to perpetuate their ascendant position within the religious hierarchy."
Contrary to the theorizing of Carter, Pope John Paul II taught, "The Lord Jesus chose men to form the college of the twelve apostles, and the apostles did the same when they chose collaborators to succeed them in their ministry." He added: "the Church recognizes herself to be bound by this choice made by the Lord himself. For this reason the ordination of women is not possible." (Catechism of the Catholic Church; 1577)
Carter singled out the Southern Baptist Convention and Roman Catholic Church, claiming that they "view that the Almighty considers women to be inferior to men." However, both Christian faiths hold to the Scriptural truth that God created men and women equal.
Carter suggests that only in permitting women to become priests and pastors could male religious leaders choose to interpret teachings to exalt rather than subjugate women. "They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter, subjugation," he said.
"Their continuing choice provides a foundation or justification for much of the pervasive persecution and abuse of women throughout the world," said Carter. Carter goes on to list horrific violations against women such as rape, genital mutilation, abortion of female embryos and spousal battery.
Responding to Carter's nearly identical points in July, John Paul Meenan, Professor of Theology at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy in Barry's Bay, Ontario characterized Carter's points as "ridiculous," noting that there was no evidence of the ordination of women in the early Church.
Moreover, Meenan stressed that historically Christianity ought to be credited for promoting the dignity of women. "It is the Church that invariably improved the lot of women in the lands that were converted and Christianized," he said.
The saddest part for the SBC is Carter,Clinton and Gore
all “claimed” to be SB.
Oh. That explains why Mr. Heartwood is so mean to me. If only I hadn’t joined him in the Church! We could have been Unitarians together. /sarc
real message:
only a single one-world-order religion can bring equality to women
To this day, I guarantee that the Russians are kicking themselves for not whacking us back in 1979.
BUMP
Limbaugh is completely correct in referring to this POS as the “National Hemorrhoid”.
Certainly made points with me (Catholic) and my Southern Baptist wife. /s
That must make Obama the "National Genital Wart."
Just as Kennedy, Biden, Pelosi and a thousand others claim to be Catholic.
Ping to see an idiot heretic! No, not me this time...
LOL!
American leftists often CLAIM to be religious.
, Dhimmi.
Even funnier if you use the Brit slang: 'tosser' = 'wanker'.
Cheers!
yeah...even now
Baptist?
If you had asked me in 1978/79 if the Soviets were going to move on us, I would have answered that they were probably were, and would do it in about 1983/4, because that was where our military decay and their growth were going to meet, and if they missed that window then it could be 20 years or more before such an opportunity showed up again. Upon his election, Reagan set out immediately to disrupt that scenario and timing.
“This from the jackass who has gone out of his way to support every oppressive regime in the world. “
Carter is a life long psychopath.
“That must make Obama the “National Genital Wart.”
LOL!
He has the IQ of a slug.
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