In the Person of Christ

The Pastors Just Want to Bring Them Back

IPC Site Editor — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:37:05 +0000

The leaders at the Leadership Conference of Women Religious are going against their senses. They have closed their ears and eyes to truth (cf Mt. 11:15). As Cardinal Levada stated before he transferred his role with the Congregation for the Doctrine … Continue reading →

Inspiring Fidelity to Religious Vows

IPC Site Editor — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 21:09:25 +0000

Let us pray for the sisters that will not assent to the Church’s teaching on women’s ordination, and go so far and to proclaim their error publicly, and, therefore, break the vow of obedience to Magisterial teaching. St. Teresa of Avila, a Doctor … Continue reading →

What are the “theological arguments”?

IPC Site Editor — Sun, 20 May 2012 22:21:58 +0000

Sister Sara Butler, MSBT, explains in “The Catholic Priesthood and Women” on page 9. “First”, she writes, ”there are arguments related to the mystery of Christ: these address the question of sacramental symbolism and, related to it, the theological relevance of … Continue reading →

What are the “Fundamental Reasons” for the Church’s judgment?

IPC Site Editor — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:58:18 +0000

According to the declaration made by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, January 27, 1977, as directed by Pope Paul VI, entitled Declaration on the Question of the Admission of Woman to the Ministerial Priesthood, or Inter insigniores, … Continue reading →

Equality and the Education of Women

IPC Site Editor — Sun, 20 May 2012 19:52:17 +0000

An effort of the IPC site is to provide education for women on the respect the Church has had for them, their nature and their intellect. The claim by the women priesthood movement that women are not seen as “equal” to … Continue reading →

Lobbying for Women’s Ordination by Religious

IPC Site Editor — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:47:34 +0000

In consecrated life, the religious woman is the spouse of Christ. The evangelical counsels of the religious are poverty, chastity and obedience. Obedience means assenting to the Magisterium in its teachings. So, it would seem that lobbying by a religious for women’s ordination would … Continue reading →

Is the Vatican Attacking Nuns? by Tim Drake

IPC Site Editor — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:45:29 +0000

The National Catholic Register has an excellent post by Tim Drake. It gives thoughtful replies to feminist rehetoric. Read it here.

Sign of Contradiction

IPC Site Editor — Sat, 12 May 2012 23:02:52 +0000

If the Church seems to NOT be where "society is", she is just being a sign of contradiction. Continue reading →

Women Religious in Crisis

IPC Site Editor — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:32:36 +0000

The recent mandate from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued this week to the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is relevant to the InthePersonofChrist (IPC) website. Its relevancy is based on an understanding that many of the … Continue reading →

Conscience should not be a “supreme magisterium” by Site Editor

IPC Site Editor — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:15:20 +0000

Many who do not assent to the teachings of the Church regarding reserving the Sacrament of Ordination to men only, appeal to the statement that “conscience is primary”. One has to qualify the statement and not just take it as … Continue reading →