To have a truly just church, Pope Francis must move beyond complementarity | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: Complementariy is the first step to hierachy - because it leads right to the Church as wife with God has husband and then back to traditionam marriage, with men being both in charge and the bread winner (to be exploited for the sake of his family, even with a good salary) who must then submit to employers. Women working would have to submit to the husband and the employer, which cannot be and in same sex couples there is no nattural sign of who submits and who is dominant. If there is no dominance in the marriage, how can there by domination by either employer or Church or Christ?
That last part is what really messes up the clergy on marriage. It also takes away the right of Catholic hospitals to pick and choose between gay spouses/domestic partners and families of origin (which caused the entire gay marriage issue - while married partners are treated differently as decision makers. Oddly, families on good terms with a gay spouse have no trouple submitting to their wishes - its where the relationship is bad that law must step in. The Church must not abet families with bad intent and immature formation. By and large, Catholic hospitals have gone beyond this, but families have not - and when they do, same sex marriage in the Church will have new vitality. And yes, there are some of us, like former stay at home dads who marry older women who directly challenge the patriarchy - and we and our gay brothers will continue to do so.
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