(April 10, 2021 at 9:26 pm)Eleven Wrote: For the same reason that god is male. In a patriarchy, the male is superior.
Although, some theists will argue that angels are genderless.
As far as I know, no one could portray an androgynous angel better than Tilda Swinton:
"The world is my country; all of humanity are my brethren; and to do good deeds is my religion." (Thomas Paine)