In our New Oxford Note “Burn, Baby, Burn!” (Sept. 2002), we took on the highly esteemed Dr. Scott Hahn for saying outrageous and scandalous things. We noted: “Feminist theologians and their Queer cheerleaders have been campaigning for a feminine Holy Spirit for decades. How odd — how depressing, actually — to see Dr. Hahn jump on the bandwagon.”
You see, Dr. Hahn regards the Holy Spirit as feminine or female. We commented: “Now, Mary was female, and if the Holy Spirit is female or feminine, then Jesus had two mommies, and presto, ‘gay’ is good and so is ‘gay marriage.’ Dr. Hahn goes so far as to say the Holy Spirit is ‘bridal’ and that ‘Mary’s maternity is mystically one with that of…the Spirit.’ The imagery here is blatantly and scandalously lesbian.”
The Holy Spirit is not male or female. It is both.
It is the inflow and outflow of energy in the soul that allows it to glow with Light. Just as a light bulb needs two wires, a source and a ground to glow, so does the Holy Spirit.
I see the Holy Spirit as a liquid golden swirling Light. It can vary in intensity like a bulb on a dimmer switch as the need of the moment requires.
The Light of Heaven is very, very bright. It is so bright in intensity that it is a Fire that impurities can not enter.
Just as Paul describes in Acts, there are many levels in Heaven. (He spoke of the third Heaven). My Father’s Mansion has many rooms. Jesus has prepared a room for us.
I reject any teachings made by Clergy/Lay that contradicts the Magisterium. His musings are not infallible and he would never say so. Cant say the same for Protestant preachers endowed with the charism of infallible personal interpretation