16/10/2021
Auch wenn die Argumente für die Ordination von Frauen zu Priesterinnen in der kath. Kirche innertheologisch kaum noch umstritten sind, ist dieses Papier von Tina Beattie von 7/2020 lesenwert, da es einen guten und fokussierten Überblick über die argumentativen Inkonsistenten (und teilweisen Fehlbezügen besonders zu Thomas) der Dokumente Inter Insegniores (1976), Mulieris Dignitatem (1988, Johannes Paul II) und Ordinatio Sacerdotalis (1994, Johannes Paul II) gibt. Am Schluss heißt es: "Given that most Christian churches today do ordain women, and given that many women feel called to ordination, and given that a shortage of priests means that the baptised risk being denied the right of access to the sacraments, the official magisterium needs to give much more robust reasons than it has for why women cannot be ordained. The arguments offered to support the mystery of the exclusively male priesthood violate that majestic tradition of reasoned reflection which has shaped Catholic theology. One day, I suspect they will join the condemnations of Galileo and Luther, as shameful moments in the Church’s history for which an apology will be offered." Der Aufsatz inklusive dieses Abschlusszitates:
Abstract This paper considers the question of women’s ordination to the sacramental priesthood in the context of human dignity and rights. Differentiating between two forms of ontological or intrinsic dignity – the universal dignity of the human being made in the imago Dei, and the particular di...
