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    CATHOLIC CHURCH VIEWS OF ORDAINING WOMEN Sexism in the Catholic Church In partial fulfillment of the requirement for REL201 Professor Date May 2007 Abstract The purpose of this brief is to provide you with an overview of how the Catholic Church view women being ordained in the church. The views are based on the traditional and doctrinal references that the Catholic religion is based on. The views are from various resources such as the

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    la Cruz who was a nun in what was called “New Spain” (at the time) had privately shared a commentary piece she wrote on a decades-old sermon which somehow fell into the hands of a bishop of Puebla who published said commentary in addition to his own thoughts on what Sor Juana had to say without her knowledge or consent. He did this under the pseudonym of “Sor Filotea de la Cruz” so that it would seem to anyone without intimate knowledge of the situation that it was a fellow nun who advised Sor Juana

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    female religious superior’s duty to “serve as a spiritual director‚ theological instructor‚ and disciplinarian for her nuns” and although an abbess needed to respect the priesthood‚ she was “still the one who designates the convent chaplains‚ confessors‚ and preachers” and also had the right to appoint and dismiss clerical assistants. After a successful petition to the king‚ the nuns of Port-Royal had the right to elect their superior‚ had control over their constitution and laws‚ and had the right

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    and generosity from two nuns from St Vincent de Paul. There are many positive character traits demonstrated in The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do. “Kindness” was one of the main character traits shown throughout the book. This was demonstrated by Anh’s mother when she invited people to her home to live with her and her family. You can see this as she is always helping others even if she wasn’t in the greatest position. “Mum and Dad naturally

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    at the age 11 . This meant that Teresa was the girl in the house . After the death of her mother ‚ Teresa was struck with grief. This had led Teresa to a deeper devotion to the Virgin Mary as her spiritual mother. Teresa was sent to the Augustinian nuns at Ávila for her education. A few months later Teresa had became very ill‚ through this period of time Teresa had experienced many periods of religious ecstasy

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    many people and for the majority of the time he gets rejected. Salinger uses 3 specific scenes of Holden trying to find acceptance which are when his paper is rejected by Stradlater‚ when his old teacher Spencer lectures him‚ and as he talks to the nuns. In two out the 3 scenes Holden gets rejected. It is a common them to see Holden not gain acceptance from others. Holden does not get rejected by everyone he meets‚ but for the majority he does. Holden is asked by one of his friends if he could write

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    Dead Man Walking is a 1995 Tim Robbins’ movie based on the eponym non-fiction work of Sister Helen Prejean‚ starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn. We follow in it the story of the nun who become the spiritual adviser of Matthew Poncelet‚ a prisoner on death row‚ after having established a special relation with him‚ but also Matthew Poncelet himself and Poncelet victims’ parents. As the Chaplain Farlely says at the beginning of the movie‚ “No Jimmy Cagney ’’l’ve been wrongly accused. lf l only had

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    more appropriate to live in such an institution‚ as monks and nuns should have separate practices. Here‚ the nuns have the opportunity to practice things restricted in mae chi temple life‚ such as study‚ teaching‚ chanting and administration (Suanmokkh‚ 2006)The nunnery also provides educational opportunities for the mae chi‚ with schools beginning to be attached to the nunnery‚ and the university Mahidol allowing both monks and nuns to study‚ along with two Buddhist universities in Bangkok (Geller

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    bigamy‚ marriage to two wives. Noguerol was a rich man‚ a devout Catholic and a high – ranking political and social being. Yet he was convicted of bigamy and was thrown in prison like an ordinary criminal. The source of his downfall was two scheming nuns. During the sixteenth century‚ wealth‚ religious values‚ and political status played a significant role in Colonial Latin America. Women and their chastity were honored; Catholic Churches were protected from any scandals; and the Spaniards abided by

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    Table of Content Table of content………………………………………………………………………………..1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………….2 The Call and Becoming a Nun…………………………………………………………………3 “A Call within a Call…………………………………………………………………………...4 Founding the Missionaries of Charity………………………………………………………….5 Old and Frail Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………...6 References……………………………………………………………………………................7 Introduction Many

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