Female Leaders of the Church
A good Spirituality is a combination of a feminine and
masculine impute. There are few spiritualties like that in the Catholic Church.
The examples of them are:
Benedictine: Scholastica and Benedict
Franciscan: Clare and Francis of Assisi
Carmelite: Theresa and John of the Cross
Vincentian: Louise de
Marillac and Vincent de Paul
The one thing that makes me think is that most of them are
being called after the male figure of their representation. There is this masculine aspect of the
Catholic Church that likes to keep the feminine secondary. From the Franciscan studies, it looks like perhaps
Clare had a more spiritual and intellectual impact on the Franciscan Order than
even Francis himself. She lived much
longer than Francis and after the death of Francis many friars came to ask her
for the advice.
In the spirit of Pope Francis, it is time to acknowledge the
great contributions of female saints, mystics, theologians, spiritual mothers
and founders of great Christian movements. They are as equally important as
male contributors.
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