In defense of our women religious

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by Thomas C. Fox on Jul. 19, 2012

Catholic theologian Regina Schulte is one of the reasons our church is in trouble today. Years ago she went off and got educated. For a while she served the church as a Catholic sister. Eventually she left the religious life and married. For years she and her late husband, Jim, earned their livings as Catholic theologians. Jim died eleven years ago. Regina continues reflecting on life, church, and the human condition while living in partial retirement.

Regina is an historic figure. She was part of the first major wave of Catholic women to earn degrees in theology, one of a group of women who, for the first time in history, began to bring a distinctly feminist view of theology to the Catholic table. When we look back at this phase of Catholic history I’ll bet it will have been the educated women of our church who will be credited for changing its course. And it is changing. If not from the top down, then from the bottom up.

Today, Schulte’s essays and book reviews appear mostly in Corpus Reports.

Recently she wrote an essay in defense of our Catholic sisters who, as we know are also educated in theology and many other disciplines. They are the proverbial horses who have left the barn and won’t be returning there easily any time soon.

What follows are some of Regina’s musings.

http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/defense-our-women-religious

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1. Your one life is about choices. You choose a car, new shoes, a religion, and so on.

Choose them carefully. Don't wear shoes that oppress women. Don't drive a car that oppresses women. And.........