Why should the law give the RC Church (or any church), a free ride when it comes to gender discrimination?

Question

Churches benefit from tax-exempt status of being a charitable organization. Should they have this benefit when they blatantly discriminate against women?

Non-religious organizations would not be able to get away with that kind of discrimination.

Answer 1

The laws of the Catholic Church have always and will always favor men. It reminds me of going to a meat market. The men are the prime cuts of meat and the women are the ribs, a cheaper cut. This comes from the Adam and Eve sage. God used a rib from Adam to make eve.

This is the mentality that will always be my friend.

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Answer 2

First of all, the Catholic Church is not in any way guilty of "gender discrimination."

True, only men can be priests or bishops -- but that's not discrimination. Not when the Catholic Church offers women so many other opportunities to serve.

As for "the law giving the Church a free ride," the separation of church and state does not only work in one direction.

Specifically, it is not only a catch-phrase that's pulled out whenever someone comes down with a case of religiophobia.

It is primarily meant to keep the government's nose out of religious organizations' affairs.

That means that if a religion has theological reasons for a male-only priesthood, it's none of the government's business.

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Answer 3

Sexism is against the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church:

Created in the image of the one God and equally endowed with rational souls, all men have the same nature and the same origin. Redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ, all are called to participate in the same divine beatitude: all therefore enjoy an equal dignity.

The equality of men rests essentially on their dignity as persons and the rights that flow from it:

Every form of social or cultural discrimination in fundamental personal rights on the grounds of sex, race, color, social conditions, language, or religion must be curbed and eradicated as incompatible with God's design.

http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect1chpt2art3.htm#1934

The one exception is the ordination of women.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church currently states:

The Lord Jesus chose men to form the college of the twelve apostles, and the apostles did the same when they chose collaborators to succeed them in their ministry.

The Church recognizes herself to be bound by this choice made by the Lord himself. For this reason the ordination of women is not possible.

http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt3.htm#1577

With love in Christ.

Answer 4

It's called "separation of church and state".

Answer 5

Meaning?

Churches are also private organizations. Not huge, public companies.

Answer 6

the law should discriminate by gender as well.

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