tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post4324596059689151464..comments2023-09-17T00:52:27.888+10:00Comments on Girl With a Satchel: Faith: Jesus and The Girl EffectErica Bartle (nee Holburn)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03115131016810116605noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-44539708338114480782011-10-13T18:14:38.913+11:002011-10-13T18:14:38.913+11:00But only as long as the women toed the party line....But only as long as the women toed the party line. Anything that was outside the direction & vision of the male catholic hierarchy right down to the length & style of their habits was suppressed.Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2042413869472011551.post-53813785745461434522011-10-12T10:44:26.168+11:002011-10-12T10:44:26.168+11:00I love this!! Love it to bits! It is so true. A lo...I love this!! Love it to bits! It is so true. A lot of people criticise the church for being backward, in particular, the catholic church is criticised because it is not a place for feminism, but the church recognised the efforts and talents of women in education and the social sphere, it decreed the writings of St Hilary, from 307 AD or something, as remarkable and she, together with saints like Catherine of Siena, as DOCTORS of the church. Moreover, it had no qualms of handing a big job over to St Catherine of restoring the papacy to Rome after a brief and tumultous period in France, back when women were seen as complete inferiors. St Catherine managed to do something that not many men could!Sarah Ayoub Christie at Chasing Aphroditehttp://theaphroditechase.comnoreply@blogger.com