Letters to the Editor
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Tradition
In the good ole days, priests and even the popes, married, had kids, mistresses, just like the rest of the flock. To put it simply, The Church was worried about all those offspring making inheritance claims on Church property and The Church then decided that priests and popes were to abstain when it came to sex. Made it sound like it was one of God's edicts and not the materialistic worry of the largest corporation in the world.
So the tradition of abstinance? It changed once, why not again.
As far as women in power? That is a true "tradition" and the philosophy behind that far outdates the creation of The Church and the birth of Christ.
The Church should recognise its stance on women is based on the thought process of people from a time before Christ, the same people who believed in slavery, and stoning, and a few other things The Church no longer believes in.
The New Testament rewrote the contract between God and People - the subjugation of Woman as Property should have been left in the Old Testament along with the stories of the Angry Vengeful God.