My fellow Christian men both Protestant and fellow Catholics: What are your views on the role of women?

Question

In other words how do you view women?


Previous Question: Pay attention to pastor Art's answer about Mary.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070824120206AAhy8dF

I offend Protestants by calling them Protestants. that's new to me. Oh but then again you Protestants offend Catholics by saying we're not Christians. Hey I say my fellow Christian men bot Protestants as well as Cathplics which means i acknowledge Protestants as Christians as well. So come again please. Oh and by the way this one fwas for the men as I wanted to hear form a man's point of view as a fellow man i was curious is all. So I see that you are just answering for two points and to try to pick a fight.

Answer 1

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 ordination about which the Catholic Church teaches:

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 2

In a perfect world we are equals and the bible supports that idea. The problem is that we do not live in a perfect world and the bible also deals with that reality. Just a Jesus pointed out when referring to the Jewish laws given by Moses concerning divorce. It was because of the hardness of men's hearts that these laws were given but it was not that way from the beginning. The same truth applies here...

edit: and BTW, I don't find the term protestant offensive and I also consider Catholics as my brothers in Christ.

Galatians 3:28 (New International Version)
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Answer 3

According to the Bible. NOT wearing glasses colored with modern ideas so the interpretations are viewed incorrectly.
We are in fact equal, HOWEVER the Bible has much to say about the ROLES, the God-given ROLES of both men and women.
As for Mary, it is clear from scripture that Jesus will NOT share His glory with ANYONE else, and this includes Mary.

Answer 4

First off, you need to know that you offend non-Catholics by calling us "protestants." That is an arcane word and has nothing to do with Christians who have a personal relationship with Christ. It isn't our religion, it is who we are.

As far as women goes, God created us to be help-meets to men, not walk in front of them or behind them but beside them where their rib came from to create us. We are joint heirs to God's Kingdom, not second-rate citizens.

Answer 5

Ideally as equals, but we all inherit certain assumptions and prejudices that we as men in what is alleged to be a patriarchal society must respond to.