Comments on: Did John Paul the Great Hate Men?

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 18:30:00 +0000

It is a good thought to ponder. I always used JPII’s Theology of the Body to show people that the Church’s teaching on sexuality is really quite liberating and that it certainly doesn’t oppress women. I agree, John Paul put an extra effort into dignifying women by the eulogies that he wrote.

As for the guys, I really like the way Christopher West developed JPII’s TOTB in the context of men. I suggest watching “Winning the Battle for Sexual Purity”. I’ve watched it 3 times and it’s still a roller coaster.

That’s all I got.

Peace

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:56:00 +0000

c. but do check out the theology of the body, as I am sure he treats the roles of each sex in turn in there.

By: NathanE

NathanE — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 14:41:00 +0000

I’ve never really thought about JPIIs lack of explicit addresses to men. I agree that he spoke more implicitly about us. I do believe that he was a product of his time and, thus, felt that a more pressing focus was/is the role of women in the world, Church and family.

Do I care? Sure. I’m just beginning to read up on his Theology of the Body. It’s great stuff. It really deifies humanity. It’s funny that sex w/in the context of marriage is NEARLY brought up to the level of Sacrament (yes, capital S) by many young theologians. These are not flaming liberal theologians either! This would’ve never happened 50 years ago, but, then, most theologians were clerics at the time so sex wasn’t on their radars.

JPII did a lot for the lay Christian in the pews. Very few popes b4 him seemed to notice that the majority of the Church is comprised of us! He really believed that the Church is the people of God. Still, I’m not ready to call him JP the great. Time will tell if he garners that name….

I’ll continue reading and enjoying your blog. It is quite relevant to my life and my girlfriend’s too!

Pax,