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I don't know if this belongs in the foyer, but since it relates to the Catholic church I'll put it here. Interesting op-ed by Maureen Dowd. As she meets with Saudi women and asks them how they can tolerate a society that oppresses them so badly she is surprised by their defensiveness that their society is making progress, albeit at a glacial pace. She is astonished by this attitude until she realizes that as a Catholic it is an attitude she shares.
I don't know if many of you live where there are many Catholics, but this certainly seems to be a watershed moment for many. It is also an opportunity for that church to acknowledge the wrongs of the past and move on in a positive direction. This will only happen if it gets out of self-preservation mode.
The whole piece is well worth reading.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/opinion/11dowd.html
I, too, belonged to an inbred and wealthy men’s club cloistered behind walls and disdaining modernity.
I, too, remained part of an autocratic society that repressed women and ignored their progress in the secular world.
I, too, rationalized as men in dresses allowed our religious kingdom to decay and to cling to outdated misogynistic rituals, blind to the benefits of welcoming women’s brains, talents and hearts into their ancient fraternity.
I, too, remained part of an autocratic society that repressed women and ignored their progress in the secular world.
I, too, rationalized as men in dresses allowed our religious kingdom to decay and to cling to outdated misogynistic rituals, blind to the benefits of welcoming women’s brains, talents and hearts into their ancient fraternity.
The whole piece is well worth reading.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/opinion/11dowd.html
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