The headlines blared, “Who am I to judge?” News outlet after news outlet led with the pope’s conciliatory stance toward gays, expressed during an interview aboard the pope-plane as he returned from Brazil. Among the several headers from Fox News… Read More ›
Roman Catholic Church
Abuse of Power in the Catholic Church Part II – WE are the Church! By Michele Stopera Freyhauf
Spiritual Power is arguably the most dangerous power of all. In the wrong hands, it gives the power to make judgments even about the eternal fate of another person. It needs a sign on it at all times saying, ‘Handle… Read More ›
Reformer, Revolutionary, or Rationalist? Three Types of Feminism By Kile Jones
What do Martin Luther and Mary Daly have in common? They both realized that they could not reform the Roman Catholic Church from “the inside-out.” They came to believe that some institutions, even those dear to the heart, are not… Read More ›
Catherina Halkes – In Memory and Appreciation By Mary Grey
The following is a guest post written by Mary Grey, Ph.D., Professor of Feminist Theology at St. Mary’s University College, in Twickenham, London, and author of thirteen books including A Cry for Dignity: Religion, Violence, and the Struggle of the Dalit Women… Read More ›
The Vatican’s Spiritual Violence Against Women’s Ordination By Rosemary Radford Ruether
The Vatican has adopted what amounts to a “zero tolerance” policy against those Catholics who actively advocate for women’s ordination, particularly against anyone involved in the movement of Roman Catholic Womenpriests which, for the past three years, has ordained thirty-five… Read More ›
“She stood up straight and began praising God”: Luke 13: 10-13 By Theresa A. Yugar
The following is a guest post written by Theresa A. Yugar, Ph.D. Candidate in women studies in religion at Claremont Graduate University. The gospel story of the crippled woman healed by Jesus of her ailment in the Gospel of St…. Read More ›
feminismandreligion.com 