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The fact that the ERA has not been fully ratified to date is testament to the patriarchal condemnation of women and our LGBTQ kin to second class citizenry.

Totes, Rowshan. And the fact is that the Catholic bishops going apes*t right now about the possibility that ERA could actually be ratified should be a red flag.

Not just a red flag, but also a disgrace to all of the Catholics who truly care about other people—all other people.

In other words, all Catholics who actually try to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. Makes one wonder what Bible the bishops are reading.

Dave There is only a vague random correlation between the teachings of Jesus Christ and the actions and beliefs of many bishops. The Gospels seldom relate to the dictums of the Vatican.

I taught the New Testament for nearly two decades. I suggest that the hierarchy of the Catholic Church read it and follow its guidelines.

Keith and Dave, in my abbreviated experience with the Catholic church, I never heard any mention of the Bible. Their focus is on producing as many infants as possible, to grow up and fill their coffers. After all, someone has to pay for their infrastructure.

Not just the infrastructure and huge property holdings in highly valuable areas of major cities around the world, the Archdiocese of Boston, a few years ago, contributed $750,000 to an anti-legalization campaign in MA that passed overwhelmingly. If they've got that kind of money to blow, mitigating poverty should be a piece of cake.

Dave When faced with massive law suits, the Catholic Church, in addition to threatening victims with the loss of their souls, pursued a deliberate policy of splitting off parishes to reduce the assets vulnerable to legal action. How this relates to ‘saving souls’ puzzles me.

Apparently those who followed in the shoes of the fisherman were interested in a little better quality footwear than the sandals Peter wore. Also didn't seem to like the idea of poverty and working for one's daily bread.

Dave Jesus’s fishermen may have been barefoot, but I imagine that Gucci has a boutique within the Vatican.