Posted by Jennifer Hill on December 02, 1998 at 20:17:46:
In Reply to: Re: Why doesn't the Catholic Church ordain women? posted by Phil on November 23, 1998 at 07:00:00:
Dear Stan:
When I was "in process" coming to "Rome", I wrestled with this issue a great deal. I was a candidate for ordination in the UMC & had come to believe my place was in the RC Church. It was a great struggle & has been a source of grief, but I have been more than compensated by the Sacramental life in the Church.
One of my concerns w/ the ordination of women has been that historically, those churches which have chosen to ordain women tend to go rather far afield in all areas of doctrine & practice... ultimately damaging the Christian Faith.
So, I have exercised my spirituality in the charism of Carmel, rooted in the Cross.
Obviously, this is more of an experiential response, than a theologically reasoned one, but I tho't you might like to know something from one who deliberately chose to give up ordination. Jenn