Womens Network?

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Permalink Reply by John Woodhouse on May 24, 2012 at 1:50

How about contacting the Women's Interfaith network?

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Permalink Reply by Ruth Mason on May 24, 2012 at 12:31

Thank you - that's a really good suggestion.

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Permalink Reply by Heather Wilson on May 28, 2012 at 10:43

Sounds great Ruth.  I think it should be a combination of all the above.  With regards to women's status within the church, it would be interesting to have some thoughts about the perceptions of single women in ministry.  Also some thoughts about women as unpaid carers of family/ friends.

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Permalink Reply by John Woodhouse on May 28, 2012 at 15:23

I think the Mothers Union has already covered the subjects you mention - contact them?

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Permalink Reply by Syd Bill on May 29, 2012 at 18:01

It seems to me that there are many articles/talks/letters to church based newsletters on this subject. The puzzle is why isn't there far more progress?

Have you noticed that while Luke, in Acts, names all the men present in that room he only names one women, yet tells us there were others, That says there is a long tradition to break down,

Have you read why a Bishop in Oz was sacked? Writing about the role of women in the Church as he sees it.

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Permalink Reply by Heather Wilson on May 29, 2012 at 21:37

Trying to think of the name of the bishop in Oz.  The early Church fathers certainly didn't help with their views of women.  ((It's hard to be the Devils Gateway!!?)   If we are to be a truly inclusive church we need to break down the stereotypes and long held traditions.

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Permalink Reply by Ruth Mason on May 30, 2012 at 9:11

But how to encourage progress and respect individual difference? You're right that there seems to be a wealth of information out there. I wonder if it's about bringing some of it together and looking at what it would mean to be "inclusive" and what that would mean for individual identity.

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Permalink Reply by Syd Bill on May 30, 2012 at 15:24

!/ I think it was a RC Archbishop which I saw reported in a recent Catholic Justice and Peace email/report

   It did say how it was easier to sack Archbishops than Bishops. Of course I can't find that issue now.

2/ The same reports have regular features on women's matters - maybe these could help get women who

   care together;

3/ There was a report of an excellent speech by another RC - she really went to town on the matter of men

   being i/c and restricting women. It was rather lengthy but I will try to find it but it won't fit into these replies.

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Permalink Reply by Syd Bill on May 30, 2012 at 15:35

Point 3/ - I found the web link

"Women in the Church – Thoughts from a Laywoman"
http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=19265

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Permalink Reply by Ruth Mason on May 31, 2012 at 9:12

Thank you for that - that really helps me out. A very good starting point and really shows the depth of feeling for some of these issues. Thanks again.

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Permalink Reply by Syd Bill on June 1, 2012 at 16:13

Just found this and thought it might be of interest although rather old

Women in the Medieval Church: A Gallery of Christian Women Writers of the Medieval World

Dr. Katharina M. Wilson is Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Georgia and editor of Medieval Women Writers (Georgia, 1984). | posted 4/01/1991 12:00AM

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Permalink Reply by Heather Wilson on June 2, 2012 at 11:57

Thanks Syd for the article " Women in the church....."  Very insightful into the RC situation.  Very helpful. What a fount of knowledge you are!

Ruth, I am reflecting on your comment about part of inclusivity being about respecting individual differences.  Thanks for raising that point.

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