Tina Beattie is professor of Catholic Studies at the University of Roehampton.
“Since John Paul II and
Benedict XVI set out to crush
the spirit of Vatican II, we’ve
seen a theology of priesthood
which inculcates a sense of
superiority and ontological
difference, premised on the
essential maleness of the
priesthood, which makes
members of the senior hierarchy
and some of a younger
generation behave more as our
lords and masters than as our
servants and pastors."
She went on to say: "The institutional church has been corrupted through and through by models of priestly formation which are not fit for purpose."
Beattie's analysis is accurate and happening right across the universal church.
Certainly not fit for purpose and many of those placed in jobs of guiding young men towards priesthood not at all fit for the job.
The church might well be creating a monster far worse than anything Tina Beattie has in mind.
She went on to say: "The institutional church has been corrupted through and through by models of priestly formation which are not fit for purpose."
Beattie's analysis is accurate and happening right across the universal church.
Certainly not fit for purpose and many of those placed in jobs of guiding young men towards priesthood not at all fit for the job.
The church might well be creating a monster far worse than anything Tina Beattie has in mind.
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