Review of Ten Commandments for Church Reform
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Review of Ten Commandments for Church Reform
[Following is a volunteer review of "Ten Commandments for Church Reform" by John Wijngaards.]
The Commandments for Church Reform: Memoirs of a Catholic Priest Review
As a woman, the first pages of this book are massively encouraging, and I am completely enthralled, even giddy, hanging on every word about women's abilities. The idea that this priest has unlocked a door for women to go through is blinding. However, Christ did that; our High Priest tore the veil for all to come to Him! As a reader, I am not Catholic, nor am I male. However, I am able!
The fight for reform is a heavy burden for one mortal man to bear.
The issue of sex education is addressed in Part Three, and it goes a little farther than I personally would like to read or suggest to anyone else. Some of it seemed excessive, and I don't think the specific examples given were completely necessary. However, I do have a new understanding of why sex education is needed, even though I didn't want it!
The book reads like a ledger or minutes from a business meeting of a lifetime, where the intended audience is male Catholic priests, not Christ-believing females.
Overall, this book is exactly what the title says it is. It is a collection of memories, feelings, and experiences compiled into one neat and orderly album of sorts. Reading it is like sitting at a café, listening to old men tell stories of days gone by and how they are right while the world is messed up. I am glad the coffee ran out and the old men need to go home, take their medicine, and take a nap. I am glad I read the book because I now know more about what priests actually do and do not do. I would give it just under an excellent rating. Not perfect but it is real. It is a good book.
I continued to question if I had picked up the right book. Page after page, I wondered where the focus on women would be and where the front line of the fight was. As far as typos, I did not notice any on the lines, only as I read between the lines, searching for the words "and now women can be ordained."
As a woman, I know I am fully capable of doing anything. But I also appreciate the unique ability of a man to protect and provide. This is the fight that necessitates reform and commands attention. This is the offense and what needs to be changed so that the waters do not swirl in confusion but flow smoothly in one direction towards the same goal. Some men act as if they could get along fine without women, but it is just an act because it is not true.
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Ten Commandments for Church Reform
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The Commandments for Church Reform: Memoirs of a Catholic Priest Review
As a woman, the first pages of this book are massively encouraging, and I am completely enthralled, even giddy, hanging on every word about women's abilities. The idea that this priest has unlocked a door for women to go through is blinding. However, Christ did that; our High Priest tore the veil for all to come to Him! As a reader, I am not Catholic, nor am I male. However, I am able!
The fight for reform is a heavy burden for one mortal man to bear.
The issue of sex education is addressed in Part Three, and it goes a little farther than I personally would like to read or suggest to anyone else. Some of it seemed excessive, and I don't think the specific examples given were completely necessary. However, I do have a new understanding of why sex education is needed, even though I didn't want it!
The book reads like a ledger or minutes from a business meeting of a lifetime, where the intended audience is male Catholic priests, not Christ-believing females.
Overall, this book is exactly what the title says it is. It is a collection of memories, feelings, and experiences compiled into one neat and orderly album of sorts. Reading it is like sitting at a café, listening to old men tell stories of days gone by and how they are right while the world is messed up. I am glad the coffee ran out and the old men need to go home, take their medicine, and take a nap. I am glad I read the book because I now know more about what priests actually do and do not do. I would give it just under an excellent rating. Not perfect but it is real. It is a good book.
I continued to question if I had picked up the right book. Page after page, I wondered where the focus on women would be and where the front line of the fight was. As far as typos, I did not notice any on the lines, only as I read between the lines, searching for the words "and now women can be ordained."
As a woman, I know I am fully capable of doing anything. But I also appreciate the unique ability of a man to protect and provide. This is the fight that necessitates reform and commands attention. This is the offense and what needs to be changed so that the waters do not swirl in confusion but flow smoothly in one direction towards the same goal. Some men act as if they could get along fine without women, but it is just an act because it is not true.
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Ten Commandments for Church Reform
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
Latest Review: Ten Commandments for Church Reform by John Wijngaards
