https://freerepublic.com/tag/womyndykons/ en-us Wed, 6 Sep 2023 20:47:18 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4180550/posts [Catholic Caucus] Bishop Strickland: Church Has ‘No Authority Whatsoever’ to Ordain Women to PriesthoodBishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, this week issued a pastoral letter stating that the Catholic Church has “no authority whatsoever” to ordain female priests or deacons, a declaration the bishop said was meant to address potential discussions at the upcoming global synod. The bishop issued the letter as a follow-up to his August pastoral document in which he warned of attempts to “present an alternative to the Gospel of Jesus Christ” and urged Catholics to “remain firmly upon the perennial teachings of the faith.”In his September... National Catholic Register https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4180550/posts#comment Wed, 6 Sep 2023 20:47:18 GMT