The Worst President ever, Jimmy Carter, is blaming Southern Baptists and Catholics for the world wide subjugation and mutilation of women.
Yes, you read that right. What is wrong with this man?
Jimmy Carter: Abuse of Women? Blame the Catholics and Southern Baptists
By John-Henry WestenMELBOURNE, December 11, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In an address to a gathering sponsored by the World Parliament of Religions (PWR) last Friday, former US President Jimmy Carter has once again blamed traditional religion, particularly Southern Baptists and Roman Catholics, for “creating an environment where violations against women are justified.”
It is a theme that Carter has successfully used to garner media attention for several years.
Although in a July column in The Observer Carter admits to “not having training in religion or theology,” in his address to the PWR Carter appeals to his authority as someone who has “taught Bible lessons for more than 65 years.”
In opposition to the vast majority of authentic scholars and historians, Carter asserted: “It’s clear that during the early Christian era women served as deacons, priests, bishops, apostles, teachers and prophets.” He added: “It wasn’t until the 4th century or the 3rd at the earliest that dominant Christian leaders, all men, twisted and distorted Holy Scriptures to perpetuate their ascendant position within the religious hierarchy.”
Contrary to the theorizing of Carter, Pope John Paul II taught, “The Lord Jesus chose men to form the college of the twelve apostles, and the apostles did the same when they chose collaborators to succeed them in their ministry.” He added: “the Church recognizes herself to be bound by this choice made by the Lord himself. For this reason the ordination of women is not possible.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church; 1577)
Carter singled out the Southern Baptist Convention and Roman Catholic Church, claiming that they “view that the Almighty considers women to be inferior to men.” However, both Christian faiths hold to the Scriptural truth that God created men and women equal.
Carter suggests that only in permitting women to become priests and pastors could male religious leaders choose to interpret teachings to exalt rather than subjugate women. “They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter, subjugation,” he said.
“Their continuing choice provides a foundation or justification for much of the pervasive persecution and abuse of women throughout the world,” said Carter. Carter goes on to list horrific violations against women such as rape, genital mutilation, abortion of female embryos and spousal battery.
Responding to Carter’s nearly identical points in July, John Paul Meenan, Professor of Theology at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy in Barry’s Bay, Ontario characterized Carter’s points as “ridiculous,” noting that there was no evidence of the ordination of women in the early Church.
Moreover, Meenan stressed that historically Christianity ought to be credited for promoting the dignity of women. “It is the Church that invariably improved the lot of women in the lands that were converted and Christianized,” he said.
As usual when Jim Bob is involved, I’m pert near speechless.
December 12th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
more like unholy crap… where does one begin?
December 12th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
That old f@cker’s still able to form sentences?
December 13th, 2009 at 8:12 am
December 13th, 2009 at 12:31 am
I grew up around, and still live around the Catholics and the Babatists. In my wild pre-Linda Lou days I managed to talk a few of both kinds of those girls into fooling around a little. I never saw a case of female genital mutilation. That seems to be a specialty of the Muslims. My question is, why does no one ever ask this doddering old fool who is paying him?
December 13th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Someone’s paying him? Who?
December 13th, 2009 at 10:01 am
I must have been taught the Light version of Catholic theology when I went to catechisem classes because I was never taught that women had to subservent to men and as far as I know the Catholic church is pretty much hard core against aborting fetuses.
Carter must be getting senile because he is confusing muslim theology with Catholic theology.
December 13th, 2009 at 10:09 am
What a twisted mind he has. Hateful.
December 13th, 2009 at 10:36 am
So since when did the Catholics and the Southern Baptists practice or endorse rape and genital mutilation to women? Hate to find out what he thinks of Mormons. I think it’s time to retire Carter permanently in a home. The kind of place where he has his meals fed to him by staff, and diapers changed every hour.
December 13th, 2009 at 11:36 am
I agree.
December 13th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Jim Carter is batshit crazy. He is desperate to keep his name before the people who would prefer to forget him.
December 13th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
That must be it. Some are anxious to retire, satisfied that their record will stand on its own… while others are never content unless their gums are flapping with nonsense.
Someone needs to up his meds.
December 13th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
He seems to live by the old “open mouth, insert foot” adage fairly well. Couldn’t we just say, instead, “farewell” and be done with him?
December 13th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Good idea; me first!!
G’bye, asshole!
December 13th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
He’s on the Muslim dime, of course.