The Authority of Women in the Catholic Church

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Foreword by Dr. Scott Hahn

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authority is correctly identified with the ability to give life and the responsibilities that are inherent in the creation of life

How does this compare to Yves Simon's definition in his A General Theory of Authority?

1: Authority in the Catholic Church

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God has not created a world in which authority is arbitrary and a mere matter of quantifiable strength.

cf. Pius IX, Syllabus of Errors §60: "Authority is nothing else but numbers and the sum total of material forces."

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Catholics do not respect or look up to their priests simply because they are nice guys or great moral leaders. Priests are respected because of whom they represent and for whom they are a living sacrament.

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The word authority comes from the Latin auctores, meaning “to be the author or creator of something.” A person has authority precisely by giving life.

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Life and prosperity is clearly connected with love of God and obedience to Him.

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Obedience to God is not an arbitrary thing but is connected to life.

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Why should God be obeyed? Because He is the source of life. Obedience to God keeps man alive by keeping him connected to his source of life.

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The authority of the Head or Body does not function except under the meaning of their unity.

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When the meaning of sexual symbols is undone, the Christian faith is undone.

2: The Feminist Destruction of the Covenant

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Outside of helping men do their work, women have no significance.

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Authority in the Church, because it is the authority of a covenant, has nothing to do with subjugation. Authority has to do with giving life and taking responsibility for life which is maritally differentiated.

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The relation between sexual gender and authority in the Catholic Church cannot be understood from either an androcentric or feminist perspective. This is because neither view of reality confronts the Christian mystery as it actually exists.

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Fiorenza argues that the egalitarian vision

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