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Originally Posted by djplong
Denying women positions of authority DOES seem to be something the Church claims as an 'inherent right' since *every* *single* *one* of their positions of authority is held by a man. They just don't push it in the 'outside world' because they know they couldn't get away with it. Women HAVE pushed back inside the Church and the Church CAN get away with it there. Our government has never forced the Catholic Church to allow a woman to be an ordained priest.
Honest question here - and feel free to tell me it's none of my business - but were you or are you Catholic?
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Yes, I'm Catholic. The State does not have the right to tell the church who can or cannot be a priest. It's a religious decision. It may be antiquated, but it's still within the purview of the Church.
I really think I finally used the correct word in my previous post as to the nature of these religious rights. The word is "inherent".
The right to freedom of religion is an inherent right. The scenarios you contributed to support your belief that the church has to bow to the State in matters of employment and insurance cannot be implemented if they violate the Church's inherent rights.