Synod Asked to Restore Deleted Biblical Women
Nearly 20,000 Catholics from around the world have sent paper and electronic postcards to Vatican organizers of the Synod on the Word and to their Bishop delegates, asking them to restore women leaders such as Mary of Magdala and Phoebe to lectionary texts from which they have been deleted. The Synod begins October 5 in Rome, and will be in session until October 27.
Spearheaded by the Cleveland based FutureChurch, the two year project also asks synod leaders to invite women biblical scholars, devote greater pastoral attention to the inclusive practice of Jesus and St. Paul and expand preaching opportunities for women.
"We're encouraged that the Vatican has invited women experts to the synod," said FutureChurch director, Sr. Christine Schenk. "Now we hope synod fathers will recognize the need to recognize the many 'women of the Word' who played such important roles in early church history."
Schenk will be in Rome along with two FutureChurch board members, Fr. Gerry Bechard and Ms Rita Houlihan, while the synod is in process.
A fascinating 1996 analysis by Sr. Ruth Fox OSB found a disproportionate number of passages about women were deleted from the lectionary, a book of biblical passages carefully chosen for church proclamation.
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Spearheaded by the Cleveland based FutureChurch, the two year project also asks synod leaders to invite women biblical scholars, devote greater pastoral attention to the inclusive practice of Jesus and St. Paul and expand preaching opportunities for women.
"We're encouraged that the Vatican has invited women experts to the synod," said FutureChurch director, Sr. Christine Schenk. "Now we hope synod fathers will recognize the need to recognize the many 'women of the Word' who played such important roles in early church history."
Schenk will be in Rome along with two FutureChurch board members, Fr. Gerry Bechard and Ms Rita Houlihan, while the synod is in process.
A fascinating 1996 analysis by Sr. Ruth Fox OSB found a disproportionate number of passages about women were deleted from the lectionary, a book of biblical passages carefully chosen for church proclamation.