Obama for Catholic Women Ordination?
Sister Catherine Pinkerton, a founder of the Cleveland Women’s Ordination Conference, has been selected to be the Catholic prayer voice at the Democratic Party Convention in Denver. Sister Catherine has been an "advisor" to the Obama campaign on all things Catholic.
A few observations on this:
- Other invited religious are ordained clergy, except for Catholic religious. An Orthodox Archbishop was invited to speak while the local Catholic bishop was invited only to "observe."
- The elevation of Sister Catherine as an ordained clergy equal seems to be an implicit endorsement of women's ordination by the party and campaign. Non-Catholic individuals and organizations should avoid any perceived intanglement in the tar baby of women's ordination.
- Sister Catherine is from Ohio, which has a significant Catholic population and which did not support Kerry in 2004. I don't see how the selection of Sister Catherine improves things in Ohio. It likely will result in more anti-Obama Catholic activity.
- Canon law 1371 has sometimes been invoked by bishops to restrict speaking by dissident nuns. What actions Archbishop Chaput may take or consider is unknown at this time. Similar past events by others have resulted in the issue of a precept of obedience.
While there is much to admire concerning Sister Catherine's work on social justice issues like immigration and globalization, Sister Catherine's clear dissent with Catholic teaching on women's ordination marks her as outside orthodox Catholicism. The blatant attempt to target poorly catechised Catholics speaks volumes regarding the desperation of the Obama campaign and the Democratic Party.
The campaign and party should have recruited Catholic advisors from Steubenville versus Cleveland.
Source: Nun from Cleveland, Catherine Pinkerton, to offer prayer at Democratic National Convention
A few observations on this:
- Other invited religious are ordained clergy, except for Catholic religious. An Orthodox Archbishop was invited to speak while the local Catholic bishop was invited only to "observe."
- The elevation of Sister Catherine as an ordained clergy equal seems to be an implicit endorsement of women's ordination by the party and campaign. Non-Catholic individuals and organizations should avoid any perceived intanglement in the tar baby of women's ordination.
- Sister Catherine is from Ohio, which has a significant Catholic population and which did not support Kerry in 2004. I don't see how the selection of Sister Catherine improves things in Ohio. It likely will result in more anti-Obama Catholic activity.
- Canon law 1371 has sometimes been invoked by bishops to restrict speaking by dissident nuns. What actions Archbishop Chaput may take or consider is unknown at this time. Similar past events by others have resulted in the issue of a precept of obedience.
While there is much to admire concerning Sister Catherine's work on social justice issues like immigration and globalization, Sister Catherine's clear dissent with Catholic teaching on women's ordination marks her as outside orthodox Catholicism. The blatant attempt to target poorly catechised Catholics speaks volumes regarding the desperation of the Obama campaign and the Democratic Party.
The campaign and party should have recruited Catholic advisors from Steubenville versus Cleveland.
Source: Nun from Cleveland, Catherine Pinkerton, to offer prayer at Democratic National Convention
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