tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post547993862078001978..comments2019-05-15T23:59:20.159-07:00Comments on Feminist Legal Theory: Does the Leadership Conference of Women Religious really need reform?Lisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post-90423980047542004362012-09-11T21:23:07.932-07:002012-09-11T21:23:07.932-07:00It is no surprise that the Catholic Church would o...It is no surprise that the Catholic Church would once again try to limit the voice of its female members. The Church is an extreme patriarchal hierarchy of the highest order. They have built this structure with men on top at every level of the hierarchy over centuries. Built right into the structure is the idea that at each level, the men reign supreme over the women and can control their messages. <br /><br />Being a nun is the only "official" position a woman can hold in the church. But even so, they still retain little power or authority over the political workings of the church. It does not surprise me at all that the Vatican would try to control the messages of these "radical feminist" nuns who preach things like actually following the word of Jesus instead of hating fellow human beings because of who they love or what they want to do with their bodies. Truly "radical" nuns were the ones who marched in the civil rights marches in the 60s and stood up to the bigots and the status quo. Espousing merely the most basic social justice agenda is nothing near radical. <br /><br />I sincerely hope that these nuns can find a way to fight back. Or perhaps they should leave to the Episcopal Church where women can actually take part in the structure of the church, including serving as priests. The Catholic Church needs to learn that the times when you can just call a woman a witch and burn her for her heretical views were over centuries ago. Elizabeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/05133802673592394096noreply@blogger.com