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Seiten: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 I just want you to know how much I admire your courage and boldness and how proud I am of the 7 women ordained on June 29. You have my complete support and I just wrote a letter of support to the action group so as to stand with you in solidarity. Personally, I cannot express the degree and depth of grace that came to me the day of your ordination and for days following. Had you been where I live, In Parksville, BC Canada I would have asked to be among your number even though I need more specific theological and pastoral education. I am now searching for that through WOC and the newly forming Mary Magadalen Apostle Seminary. These bold moves are startling and shattering psychically for everyone in the church, and no matter what position different people take, they cannot remain unaffected. Many more persons will find the courage to act more boldly than they have in the past so I don't think you will be "hung out to dry" as we say in Canada. If you are you will not be alone. I believe your actions are informed by tremendous grace and that this is the Spirit's will. It will all unfold in time. I loved the timing of the ordination on June 29 as it coincided so effectively with the sexual abuse scandalsmade public in the US. All of that will not go away nor will the immense purification needed in this male-dominated church and amongst the rest of us insofar as we have been complicit and compliant for so many years. You are spearheading "un tremblement" as the French say (Michel Foucault) regarding shifts in knowledge, Indeed, this earthquake is needed. Thankyou and I'll be praying with you continually. Dr. Michele Birch-Conery Von: Angelika Sterr [mailto:angelika.sterr@gmx.de] Liebe Frauen, ich wünsche euch viel Mut und Kraft für das Anhörungsverfahren. Euer Schritt war mutig, auch wenn ich zu tiefst bedaure, dass die Weihe dieser ominöse "Bischof" Braschi vollzogen hat. Ich befürchte da wird die Sukzession nicht stimmen. Bei allen Berichten habe ich den Eindruck dass mit dieser Aktion eurer Lebenstraum durch diesen Macho vergewaltigt wurde. Eine erneute Gewalttat, das was die röm. Kirche seit Jahrzehnten an euch und anderen Frauen praktiziert. Ich glaube die eigentliche Weihe kommt von Gott selbst und braucht keine Sukzession. In dem euch die Priesterinnen anderer Kirchen die Hände aufgelegt haben ist das bestätigt. Ob in Rom eure Sehnsucht und die "Notlage" die am Schiff überhaupt entstanden ist, weil der eigentliche Bischof nicht kam gehört wird, bezweifle ich stark. Ich wünsche euch, dass die Hl. Geistin trotz der verstocktheit wirkt. Angelika Sterr Gesendet: Dienstag, 16. Juli 2002 12:42 Hallo, mir sind selbstbewußte Frauen lieber als verklemmte Männer. Ich habe mich sehr über ihre Initiative gefreut. Georg Paaßen Von: kabill [mailto:kabill@bigpond.net.au] To our newest Catholic priests. I just wish to congratulate you on your ordination and also thank you for the courage you have shown. Please know that I am with you in spirit and in prayer. Yours in Christ Mrs. Kathleen Donaldson Von: Shari [mailto:rainboshea@charter.net] I stand in solidarity with the woman who were ordained as priests on July 10th, 2002. I do not believe that Jesus demanded a penis of those who followed him and served his people. Sharon Vogt Von: PwalshVII@aol.com [mailto:PwalshVII@aol.com] Congratulations to the women who have achieved the vocation of ordained priests in the Roman Catholic Church on June 29, 2002. My prayers are for their ministry and for the Vatican officials who now threaten these courageous women with excommunication. I hope Cardinal Ratzinger takes the time to reply to the ten questions posed to him by these wonderful and willing women. From personal experience, he doesn't always answer his mail. Von: Sharon Hart [mailto:opusinterruptum@earthlink.net] Your Grace, Just as the Virgin Mother guided her son, Jesus, in his growth, women have long guided the spiritual development of others. Therefore, it is an atrocity that the Roman Catholic Church fails to recognize that people, both men and women, are called to the priesthood and that failure to act upon this is a sin against the Holy Spirit. I encourage you to recommend that the women and bishop who are under monitum are released from same. Furthermore, I ask that the church reconsider its fossilized position on women's ordination. It further grieves me to know that the men who have committed sexual crimes against children still continue to minister at Christ's altar, and the church has not seen fit to excommunicate them. Has the Holy See and his cardinals failed to see evil where it truly exists and instead is looking for a scapegoat for sexual impropriety? I would suggest this is entirely the case. I recognize that I simply represent a single voice of the church's 'faithful', and as it is a woman's voice, it probably has no value to the Vatican. However, I am compelled to write you none-the-less. I thank you for your time and ask that you prayerfully reconsider your position. Sharon A. Hart Von: sheila11g@aol.com [mailto:sheila11g@aol.com] I fully, faithfully, and joyfully recognize the ordination of the Roman Catholic women in Germany and Austria. I am a 25-year-old Roman Catholic woman theology student in California, U.S. I sincerely hope that this action in Europe will spur the long-awaited and much-needed change in the world-wide church. Peace to you, Molleen Dupree Von: Mark Cornelis [mailto:mark.cornelis@chello.be] Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, hiermit erkläre ich persönlich und in meiner Eigenschaft als römisch- katholischer Priester meine uneingeschränkte Solidarität mit den 7 zum Priester geweihten Frauen. Ich begrüße diesen mutigen Schritt; ein wichtiger Schritt in Richtung des Abbaus der Diskriminierung von Frauen in unserer Kirche. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Mark Cornelis (Leuven, Belgien) Von: Marleen Wijdeveld [mailto:marleen.wijdeveld@hetnet.nl] Ich erkläre mich solidarisch mit den Frauen die am 29.Juni 2002 zu Priesterinnen geweiht sind. Das hierarchische Institut der römisch-katholische Kirche hat die Frauen die Möglichkeit entnommen sich auf traditionelle Art und Weise weihen zu lassen. Das wird sie jetzt vorgeworfen, das ist Ärgernis. Ich unterschreibe völlig den 10 Fragen an Herrn Ratzinger. Ich wünsche die Frauen, und ihren Verwandten, Stärke, Vertrauen in der Zukunft und die Hilfe der Geist Gottes. Viele Grüße, Marleen Wijdeveld Von: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter TRUMMER [mailto:peter.trummer@uni-graz.at] Sehr geehrte Schwestern über mein biblisches Plädoyer hinaus erkläre ich meine Solidarität mit Ihnen und bitte Sie auch, alles in Ihrer Möglichkeit Stehendes zu tun, damit eine neue Konfliktkultur in der Kirche entstehen kann. Peter Trummer Von: Michele Birch-Conery [mailto:mbirchconery@hotmail.com] I wish to express my solidarity for the 7 women ordained on June 29. In my view, this was a brave and courageous act drawn out of these women by the Holy Spirit. How else couuld one express such boldness at this time in a church that represses women who have grown far beyond the Vatican hierarchy's notion of who they should continue to be. For some time I've realized that a women could have 10 PH.D's in all relevant subjects required by the church for valid ordination and still not be accepted as qualified for anything other than the church's definition of who she should be. Yes, this continued rejection is a grave sin against women who are claiming rights that have been denied them for centuries by the church and other institutions. No human has the right, divine or otherwise, to define the nature of another person let alone all persons of a particular gender. To continue to assume this right, given the knnowledge we have today, is irresponsible and foolish. Although there are many who support the Vatican position, over time, it will become increasingly incredible as the progress of women and men in knowledge about themselves alters consicousness about who they can be or even must be. If their transformation happens faster than the Vatican's( and it is) then the gap between women and men, the majority of the church faithful and the magesterium will only grow wider. It is not the ordination of the 7 women, or the WOC, or the conception of Mary Magdalen Apostle seminary that is creating a schism. The schism already exists and these movements illuminate how critical it has become. Prayers and support to our German, Austrian and US women and women and men internationally who are working for the ordination of women. Dr. M. Birch-Conery (Michele, refusing to be silent on this issue) Sehr geehrte Frau Forster, Ihnen und den anderen Neu-Priesterinnen möchte ich herzlich zur Weihe gratulieren und Ihnen Gottes Segen wünschen sowohl für Ihre künftige Amtsausübung als auch für die harten Auseinandersetzungen mit der Amtskirche, die auf Sie zukommen. Dass Sie Ihrer Berufung Jahrzehnte lang treu gebleiben sind, trotz aller Diffamierungen von Seiten der Männerkirche, bewundere ich sehr. Und ich begrüße ausdrücklich Ihren Schritt, sich nun weihen zu lassen, nachdem Rom durch sein rigides Denk- und Diskussionsverbot in Sachen Frauenpriestertum einseitig alle Brücken abgebrochen hat. Auch im Gespräch mit ganz "normalen", "frommen" Kirchenfrauen habe ich in den letzten Tagen nur Zustimmung zu Ihrem Schritt gehört. Alles Gute für Sie alle! In tiefer Verbundenheit, Johanna Jäger-Sommer (kath. Theologin und Journalistin) Greetings from Guatemala. I'm hoping you both speak English... weil mein Deutsch ist nicht meer gut! I have been following your situation since Rea Howarth, from Catholics Speak Out, in the United States, made us aware of it. First of all, I want to express my deep respect, congratulations and solidarity to both of you and the other five women who were ordained as priests last 29 June. For years, ever since I became aware of the level of discrimination against women in the Catholic Church, I have time and again written -as a columnist in several newspapers in Guatemala- about these injustices. And the recent scandals in the church concerning sexual abuse by clergy in so many countries has done nothing but strengthen my resolution not to be a Catholic, but to support any action with the potential of deconstructing the patriarchy within the church. It is because of all this that I also wish to manifest my deepest admiration for your courage. I can only begin to imagine the guts it took for you to decide to become priests and thus face the wrath of the church's hierarchy. After an e-mail by Rea today, I learned about your ten questions to Joseph Ratzinger and the letter you sent to John Paul II. If it's alright with you and if a Spanish version has not been done yet, I would be honored to translate both texts and disseminate them through my weekly electronic magazine, Tertulia, next Saturday. Please let me know. In solidarity,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Von: Frau MütZe [mailto:fraumuetze@gmx.de] Ich bin sehr glücklich dass Sie sieben Frauen jetzt Priesterinnen sind . Ich denke sehr oft an Sie und ich bete für Sie. Bitte stehen Sie fest und geben Sie Ihre Ordination nicht auf. Bitte sagen Sie nein zum Vatikan. Ich wünschen Ihnen allen alles Beste und sehr viel Segen. Morag Liebert. Mitglied von CWO. Edinburgh,
Schottland Von: Frau MütZe [mailto:fraumuetze@gmx.de] hallo, ich bin jetzt ins "kalte Wasser" gesprungen und habe nur randinformationen. meiner meinung nach reicht jedoch meine information aus um ihnen mut zuzusprechen in ihrer ordination zu bleiben. in gottes wort steht NICHT, dass nur männer priester sein dürfen. und wenn nicht gottes wort gilt, was soll dann noch GÜLTIGKEIT haben. JESUS ist der Weg, die Wahrheit und das Leben. es darf sich niemand darüber stellen und eine andere "Wahrheit" verkünden. GOTT segne Sie und seine Gnade sei mit Ihrem Geist! Jeannette Stelter Von: SofiaBMM@aol.com [mailto:SofiaBMM@aol.com] Dear John Wijngaards and Ordination Supporters: I have attached a strong press statement you can use for support from a major U.S. ministry organization. Please share this message with John Wijgaards for his web site and put on your web sites. I am the president of The Federation of Christian Ministries in the United States. I am also a Sister for Christian Community. FCM is meeting next week in Orlando. I am working with Gerry Grudzen on Global Ministries University. I am delighted to be a partner with you in the work of women's empowerment. I support the seven women and challenge the Vatican's threatened excommunication. I will say so publically on TV and in any interviews. So if you get calls from press for an interview in U.S., I am comfortable on TV. I was interviewed by CNN immediately after Bishop Gregory issued his apology for sex abuse. I called for resignation of bishops who kept abusive priests working. Also, I was interviewed two weeks ago by Canadian TV about women's ordination as part of a program on Pope's visit for World Youth Day. I want to attach a statement here that you can put up on your site in support of the seven women who were ordained and who are now threatened with excommunciation by the Vatican. Please feel free to take a photo of me from my web site and post with my signature on your site as response from U.S. leaders to Vatican excommunication. Also, you can list my phone number as 703-379-2487 and cell phone 703-967-: Sr. Bridget Mary Meehan SFCC, President of The Federation of Christian
Ministries. Response from Sr. Bridget Mary Meehan SFCC, President of the Federation of Christian Ministries, USA It is ironic that the Vatican is threatening to excommunicate the seven Roman Catholic women who were ordained to the priesthood in June near Passau, Germany on July 22nd, the feast day of St. Mary of Magdala, the "apostle to the apostles". Like Mary of Magdala, the newly ordained women are special messengers of good news that women and men are called by Christ to be disciples and equals in all church ministries. All four gospels confirm that Mary of Magdala was the first witness of the resurrection. She was chosen by Christ to proclaim the central mystery of Christianity to the male apostles. The Vatican's threatened excommunication of the seven ordained women reflects the curia's desperate fear of women as images of God, fully capable of representing Christ at the altar. This hierarchial, misogynist church seems willing to stop at nothing to keep women out of the priesthood including denying its own authentic church teaching reflected in Genesis 1:27 that women are created in the image and likeness of God and Galations 3:27-28 that says: "All baptized in Christ, you have all clothed yourselves in Christ, and there are no more distinctions between Jew and Greek, slave and free, male and female, but all of you are one in Christ." If Cardinal Ratzinger wants to aim the "big guns" of excommunication at anyone today, he should begin by excommunicating the bishops who covered-up priest sex abuse of children, women, and nuns around the world. The Vatican has not fired any of the bishops who kept sex -abuser priests working in parish ministry in the United States. This scandal has devastated the lives of thousands of innocent parishoners and destroyed the moral credibilty of the church. The newly ordained women priests are signs of hope for a renewed priestly ministry in the church. The Vatican is living a gospel of shame in our time. Cardinal Ratzinger threatenes to punish courageous, prophetic women priests who have responded to Christ's call to serve the church at a time of a worldwide shortage of priests. In solidarity with the seven women let us express our outrage and condemn the Vatican's most recent act of oppression toward women. Let our motto be: Yes to women priests, No to pedophile priests.! Now is the moment for Catholics to stand up to the Vatican and call all Catholics to participate in an international boycott of money to the Vatican and to local dioceses until the people are treated as equals and partners in all ministries of the church. We the people are the church. The Spirit works through us, not just through church hierarchy. Let us share our passion for justice and accountability with our church leaders! Catholics who love the church are called to act now. Let us ask ourselves what would Jesus do to reform the church today, and then do it with deep love for the church we cherish! With God, all things are possible! Please pass this message on to other sites and media in Europe. My email is sofiabmm@aol.com God Bless !! Bridget Mary Meehan Von: SofiaBMM@aol.com [mailto:SofiaBMM@aol.com] Dear Officials: I applaud the 7 courageous women who were ordained in June. They should be affirmed for their prophetic witness to Jesus who called women and men to be disciples and equals. Mary of Magdala was the first witness to the Resurrection of Jesus. If Cardinal Ratzinger had been around, he would not have believed her testimony! The Roman Catholic Church needs competent women to function as priests now! Women are icons of Christ and reflect the feminine face of God to the world. Cardinal Ratzinger should excommunicate the bishops who kept the priests who raped children in parish ministry. This is scandal that has devastated the moral credibilty of church leaders.The Vatican has betrayed the trust of God's people. It is time they asked themselves: what would Jesus do? Sr. Bridget Mary Meehan, SFCC Von: Carol M. Duff [mailto:duffc@redwing.net] It is time for people to be able to have the benefits which women bring to the priesthood. Carol Duff Seiten: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Weitere Solidaritätserklärungen können an unser Organisationsbüro: Die Menge der Solidaritätserklärungen, die uns täglich erreichen, sprengt jedoch den Rahmen dieser Virtuellen Dioezese, wir drucken die Solidaritätserklärungen deshalb vorerst nicht mehr in der Virtuellen Dioezese ab, sondern sammeln sie in unserem Archiv. |
