(July 8, 2015 at 12:25 pm)Ben Davis Wrote:(July 8, 2015 at 11:00 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Nothing in Church Doctrine has ever stated that women are lesser than men and deserving of less rights than men.Ever? Care to put money on that?
Quote: If that was the sentiment amongst Catholics back in the day, it was due to the culture of the times, not to Church teaching.Yeah, I hear that type of rebuttal often. If I can respond with a question: in a feudal theocracy, what do you think the greatest driver of mores was?
Quote:EDIT TO ADD: btw, I just accepted your facebook friend request. Your son is adorable!Indeed he is, I'm ridiculously proud. We brewed a good'un. As it happens, his initials are G.A.D.. he was going to have the middle name 'Oliver' until we spotted the acronym
Church doctrine can't and hasn't changed. Just because particular practices may have been customary at particular time periods, does not mean those practices were under Church Doctrine.
I don't understand your question. What is mores?
Congrats on a beautiful little boy! LOL at the original initials.
"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."
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