Vatican’s Grumpy Old Men Deny Women Equal Rights Letter Of The Week: From Dec. 6

We just finished reading page 9 of the Nov. 30 Spokane Catholic Inland Register. One headline was, “Vatican: No More Debate About Gender of Priests,” and another was, “Two American Cardinals Weigh in on Women’s Ordination Issue.”

Apparently, these senile, tired old men who make up the self-perpetuating College of Cardinals don’t realize this is 1995.

In 1775 our patriots told King George of England what he could do with his monarchy. Then they drew up a constitution guaranteeing every American the right of freedom of speech.

In my 78 years, we haven’t seen any person in the Catholic Church more admired and respected than is a woman, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, India. She doesn’t live in a castle (the Vatican) or ride in a bubble machine. She labors among the poor and disadvantaged people of the world. She has gained more respect for the Catholic Church than anyone living today.

Where would any of these tired old men be if it wasn’t for the labor and pain their mothers went though to bring them into this world.

Women are entitled to equal rights in the Catholic Church. If they don’t obtain them, it may be time to create a new church, The Catholic Church of The Americans. Then they might make Mother Teresa their first pope. Maurice B. Cauchon Spokane

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