Catholic law book unkind to women

Going by the stories exposed by some bold nuns in southern Indian state of Kerala, all is not well within the Catholic Church. There have been stories of sexual abuse, intimidation, rape and even murder, but untold stories are allegedly more.
It is in these circumstances, this writer happens to read an interview given by a cardinal where he specifically said that the Church is “200 years out of date.”
Well, better late than never in realizing some facts. Vatican law book was never kind to the fairer sex. Women can’t be priests. No, not just that; any attempt to ordain a woman is a crime on par with child sex abuse! Who can ever imagine confessing sins to a woman! Sacrilege!
It may be recalled that earlier this year, the Vatican accused the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), which represents almost 60,000 American nuns, of not hating gays and women enough.
But remember while the Church was making allegations, the poor nuns were busy extending helping hands to the poor and the needy.
And if you did not know, the Vatican even ordered an archbishop to “work with” the nuns to revise their statutes, handbooks and programs. The fact is not only that LCWR has not extended outright support to contraception, but that they were busy focusing on helping people in distress.
Church is against contraception, everyone knows that. It has been stalling a reproductive health bill in the Philippines for 14 years, which, incidentally, puts them out of step with their followers in the country. Remember, eight out of 10 Filipinos are Catholic.
According to reports, 70% of the population supports the reproductive health bill, which also calls for sex education in schools.