“When one is already leading an honest and regulated life, it is far more important, in order to become a true Christian, to change the within rather than the without.”

              ~Francois De Salignor Fenelon

For Reflection:

According to the quote, am I ready to change the “within?” Why or why not?

Sexuality and Authority in the Catholic Church
Monica Miller  PB 286 pgs
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INTRODUCTION

Furthermore, the Catholic priesthood reveals a truth about the fatherhood of God in the way that God is a life-giver. The fatherhood of God is not a mere metaphor. Fatherhood expresses a truth about the way God imparts life. Masculine sexuality sacramentally speaks a truth about the Trinity in its covenantal relation to the created world. Male gender is the proper liturgical-sacramental sign of God’s life-giving authority.