(July 6, 2015 at 1:33 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote:(July 6, 2015 at 1:20 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I don't think so. Most Catholic women on there aren't on there to say bad stuff about Catholicism. Most of them are very devout.
And women can say what they want. The pope does not "punish" women for saying something, while being ok with men saying the same thing. ;-)
We don't need to hide behind the internet to say what we want about the Church.
You don't. I'm not talking about saying bad things on your forum. I'm taking about discussing doctrine and having opinions in general. You are extrapolating your experience to everyone else, I am saying the general experience might not reflect am unspoken 'rule' or tradition that theology has been done by men. A quick read of the NT would tell you that women aren't to have opinions about church doctrine, but are to be silent and defer to their husbands. The anonymity of the internet may overcome that.
Bolded mine. This is not Catholic teaching.
Remember, Catholicism is not sola scriptura. I can't speak for the Christian denominations that are.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
