,8,virg9s ,>e ,made ( ,?,0
  ,is ,ca?olicism ag/ fem9ism8
  ,"! >e mix$ reac;ns to ? "q4 ,no
!ologian c d5y t af ! ,second ,vatican
,c\ncil1 ! bir? ( fem9i/ !ology came to
focus 9 ! ,ca?olic ,*ur*4 ,ca?olic wom5
& fem9i/s />t$ 9t]pret+ ! ,bible & ,*ur*
tradi;n & hi/ory f ! fem9i/ p]spective4
,? 0 9 ! #aigjs1 : al m>k$ ! bir? ( !
global ,fem9i/ ,move;t1 : h]ald$ ! 2g9n+
( a _wwide move;t t kept on gr[+ "r till
\r pres5t decade4 ,! ,fem9i/ ,move;t is
curr5tly hav+ a t\< "t 2c ( ! rise ( !
"r-w+ 9 ? po/-tru? ]a4
  ,h["e1 ,fem9i/s s*ol>s claim t !
,ca?olic ,*ur* has alw be5 ag/ fem9ism &
! "rs ( wom51 especially ! aspect (
equal;y ( ! two b9>y g5d]s1 male &
female4 ,! /range/ ?+ is1 t :ile s"eal
lacunae c 2 f.d bo? 9 ,ca?olicism & 9 !
mod]n ,fem9i/ ,move;t1 af analys+ !
9=ma;n available on ! life ( ,sa9t
,ca!r9e ( ,si5a1 "o r1lizes t %e is "s"o
9 ! ,ca?olic ,*ur* :o1 way back 9 !
f\rte5? c5tury1 repres5t$ an          #a
unconv5;nal side ( ! b9>y g5d] !ory ( !
,*ur*4 ,sa9t ,ca!r9e ( ,si5a1 9 e way1 0
a woman :o did ?+s t g5]ally wom5 ( h]
"t n"e v5tur$ to d or 7 n"e all[$ to d4
,sa9t ,ca!r9e ( ,si5a is "kn z !
,s]aphic ,virg9 & is a ,doctor ( !
,ca?olic ,*ur*4 ,%e 0 a woman :o _h a v
col\r;l _sual life4 ,f liv+ life 9 a
small room = mon?s to j\rney+ to ,rome1
,avignon1 & o!r f>-(f places to settle !
papacy 4putes1 ? sa9t did n d ?+s ac to
! norms ( society4
  ,! norms ( ! society ( h] "t dictat$ t
a woman d$icat+ h] life to ! ,"l ,jesus
%d n 9t]act ) m5 o!r ?an prie/s4 ,9
3tra/1 9 h] life1 we see ,sa9t ,ca!r9e
9t]act+ ) s"eal m53 m>ri$1 unm>ri$1
prie/s1 fri>s1 monks1 s9n]s1 y "n x6 ,ac
to s"eal reliable te/imonials1 %e did s
n = ! sake ( h] [n glory b ! glory (
,god & 8 holy ,*ur*4 ,%e 0 alw 9 !
company ( m51 3sid]$ by p ( h] t[n to 2
a motley gr\p ( v di6]5t 9dividuals1
al;g ) s"eal ,ca?olic prie/s1 fri>s1 &
monks :o us$ to a3ompany h] :]"e %e   #b
w5t4 ,!y did s 2c ,sa9t ,ca!r9e's *>isma
0 s* t ! la;y wd immly wi% to make a
3fes.n or make a s9c]e act ( 3tri;n af
he>+ h] sp1k4
  ,%e did n look ^u any ( ! males 9 h]
motley gr\p z any?+ o!r ?an h] bro!rs or
sons2 9 o!r ^ws1 to a c]ta9 ext5t1 %e
3v]s$ ) !m z equals4 ,all h] secret>ies
:o "w$ = h] 7 m5 %e tru/$ implicitly4
,"o wd n 2 wr;g to say t ,sa9t ,ca!r9e
seem$ to pref] ! company ( m5 r ?an
wom54
  ,sa9t ,ca!r9e1 l ,sa9t ,!rese ( ! ,*
,jesus1 want$ to 2come a ,ca?olic
,dom9ican ,fri> or1 simply put1 a
,ca?olic prie/4 ,? 0 ano!r unconv5;nal &
o!rwise v unusual wi% t "o wd notice 9 a
commun;y ( 2liev]s :o ma9ly drill$ x 9to
*n's m9ds t only ,ca?olic boys cd h ! "r
to rcv ! call to ! voca;n ( ! prie/hood4
,sa9t ,ca!r9e n"e made x a secret b 9=m$
all ! m5 & wom5 foll[+ h] z well z h]
3fessors & _sual directors ( h] 9itial
call to 2 a prie/4 ,b.s$ ,raymond (
,capua1 "o ( h] de>e/ _sual           #c
directors1 tri$ to pass x (f z an 9noc5t
joke 9 8 biography ( h] life titl$ .7,!
,life ( ,sa9t ,ca!r9e ( ,si5a1.' b we
notice f ! 3text ( ! ^ws m5;n$ 9 ! text
t %e 0 9 e>ne/4
  ,sa9t ,ca!r9e 0 a woman :o _h vi.ns (
! ,"l ,jesus1 ,"m ,m>y1 & ! ,sa9ts e "d
( ! ye>4 ,x 0 on "o o3a.n t ,"l ,jesus
hmf 9=m$ h] t3
  .78,am n ,i he :o cr1t$ ! human race1
& divid$ x 9to male & female8 ,i spr1d !
grace ( my _s ": ,i w4 ,9 my eyes1 "! is
nei male nor female1 ri* nor poor b all
equal1 = ,i c d all ?+s ) equal ease40.'
  ,? 0 m5;n$ to h] :5 ,*ri/ 0 commis.n+
h] to g \ 9to ! _w & save s\ls1
especially ) issues relat$ to ! ,papacy4
,we notice ,sa9t ,ca!r9e f/ _h d\bts ab
h] 2+ a 3v9c+ ambassador ( ,*ri/'s love1
b t 0 ma9ly 2c ( h] g5d] & n 2c %e did n
feel ! "w+s ( ! ,holy ,_s )9 h]4 ,%e wd
g on to br+ p1ce 9 #acgg 9 ! 3trov]sy
reg>d+ ,pope ,gregory ,,xi & alm get
m>tyr$ 9 ! b>ga96 ,2c ( h] political
ac;ns & p1ce-mak+ ge/ures1 %e _h to   #d
live 9 hid+ = "o :ole ye>1 af : %e
return$ to ,si5a only to 2 call$ back ag
to ! ma9 c5t]s ( ,rome 2c ( ! s*ism 9 !
,ca?olic ,*ur* ( #acgh4 ,%e "w$ \ truces
) k+s1 que5s1 ,popes1 & o!r political
figures 9 ,europe4 ,_m "ts :5 we ,google
se>* :o is ! ,patron ,sa9t ( ,europe1 we
get ! answ] z ,sa9t ,b5$ict :5 actually1
x %d 2 ,sa9t ,ca!r9e by "r ,- 2c ?\< 2+
a woman1 %e manag$ to play a significant
"p 9 ! proce$+s ( ,europe dur+ h] "t1 !
,age ( ,fai?4 ,we see h] z an ambassador
( p1ce1 love1 & m]cy to a _w g"o mad4
,%e w5t to s* an ext5t to love !
,ca?olic ,*ur* & safegu>d ! dign;y (
,sa9t ,pet]'s ,*air t %e took all ! s9s
( ! ,s*ismatics ( #acgh ^u h]f4 ,? wd
ultimately l1d h] to 2 plagu$ by hide\s
vi.ns & tortures ( devils & demons = !
rema9d] ( h] life on ? plane ( exi/;e4
,%e wd n ev5 2 fre$ ( ^! horrify+ &
pa9;l vi.ns at h] d1?4 ,n[ : man wd want
to take ! s9s ( s* nature ^u _! [n s\ls6
  ,h] $uca;n 0 ele;t>y1 yet "? a
miracul\s grace f h] bridegroom       #e
,*ri/1 z %e us$ to call ,hm lov+ly1 %e
manag$ to le>n ,lat9 & ev5 to r1d h]
brevi>y4 ,%e _h no tui;n 9 !ology1 yet !
doctr9es ( h] fai? t %e m5;n$ 9 detail
to h] _sual directors 7 ri* 9 ! writ+s1
philosophies1 & !ologies ( ,sa9t ,?omas
,aqu9as1 ,sa9t ,augu/9e ( ,hippo1 ,sa9t
,j]ome ( ,/ridon1 & ,sa9t ,gregory !
,grt4 ,h] "u/&+ ( topics s* z ! ,triune
,god-h1d1 ! self-transc5d;e ( ! s\l1 !
!ory ( ! unmov$ mov]1 etc41 7 all told
to h] app>5tly by ! ,sa9ts !mvs :o
visit$ h] pa!tic ll cell2 ,sa9t ,?omas
,aqu9as 0 a regul> visitor to h] cell4
,^! aspects wd n 2 available to a
3secrat$ virg9 ( ,*ri/ 9 ! "t ( ,sa9t
,ca!r9e4 ,yet1 ,div9e ,provid;e s decre$
t ? 9=ma;n1 k1 & wisdom %d 2 pass$ onto
h]4 ,we all "k t k is p[]1 & ,sa9t
,ca!r9e us$ ! k at h] 4posal to exorcise
demons1 cure ! sick1 s]ve ! poor1 =give
s9n]s1 3v]t ! \tca/s1 & m* m4 ,notice t
comp>$ to a man1 %e us$ ! k giv5 to h] !
way mod]n-"d fem9i/s claim !y w use _!
$uca;n & k3 to s]ve o!rs & uplift a   #f
fell[ bro!r or si/] & n to boa/ ab or
ov]p[] ano!r "? subjuga;n4
  ,td1 _m books >e 2+ rel1s$ globally t
>e d1d ag/ fem9ism & wom5's equal;y
vis-^*a-vis ! m54 ,^! >e ,ca?olic books
2+ ref]r$ to1 recomm5d$1 & ratifi$ mo/ (
! "t by em95t ,ca?olic s*ol>s1 canon law
exp]ts1 ,ca?olic !ologians1 ,bi%ops1 &
,c>d9als _wwide1 especially 9 ,rome4 ,!y
3t5d t fem9i/s t5d to 2 too unor?odox1
vulg>1 anti-,ca?olic1 & sexually
promiscu\s4 ,h["e1 if 4c]n+ r1d]s gl1n
"s message f ! extraord9>y life ( ,sa9t
,ca!r9e ( ,si5a1 !y w r1lize t fem9ism
has alw be5 "! 9 ! ,ca?olic ,*ur* & t by
h] life1 ? sa9t has made a cutt+ $ge
/ate;t4 ,! /ate;t is t virg9;y al 3ta9s
p[]1 ! p[] ( /u2orn p]sev].e t[>ds a m
p1ce;l1 lov+1 & h>moni\s co-exi/;e )
human;y1 nature1 ! cosmos1 & ! ,div9e4
,x is n only by 2+ sexually active or
free t "! is lib]a;n1 ev5 2+ a virg9 c
sp1k ab fre$om : 9t"os lib]a;n4 ,! iron
det]m9a;n ( a 3secrat$ virg9 to ma9ta9
h] hym5 knot = et]n;y sp1ks ab ! _m   #g
he>ta*es & sev]e sep>a;ns t te> ! he>t
a"p e mo;t ( ! "d4 ,we al r1lize t ":
rapes >e 3c]n$1 ! torn hym5 wit;s ! fact
t only ! \t] cov]+ ( virg9;y is s"u$1 n
! 9n] k]nel ( tranquil;y ( !
unconqu]able dign;y ( a virg9's sacr$
v[4 ,sa9t ,ca!r9e ( ,si5a 0 a rem>kable
woman :o1 9 "ey?+ %e did1 seem$ m fem9i/
?an any"o 9 h] "t cd "e be4 ,%e prov$ to
2 a r1l burn+ ,ho/ 9 ! h&s ( ,*ri/1 all
aflame to save s\ls f damna;n & ! woes (
purgatory4
  ,"ey?+ %e did 0 n "s?+ a woman wd
normally d 9 h] "t4 ,:5 ,ca?olics t]m
,fem9i/s z vulg> & unor?odox wom5 :o
don't foll[ ! /atus quo1 x 9dicates t !y
h yet n r1d or he>d ab ! tale ( ,sa9t
,ca!r9e1 :o c>$ = a dy+ br1/ c.er pati5t
,&rea4 ,n[1 ,&rea1 _h a t]rible
puss-fill$ w.d on h] br1/ t 0 kill+ h]4
,sa9t ,ca!r9e ( ,si5a 0 ! only 3secrat$
virg9 to att5d to ,&rea2 ! re/ avoid$ !
pati5t 2c ( ! t]rible1 /oma*-*urn+1 &
naus1t+ smell t emitt$ f h] w.d al;g )
b[ls ( pus1 body fluids1 & blood4     #h
,"o "d ,sa9t ,ca!r9e felt nausea af
att5d+ to ,&rea4 ,sa9t ,ca!r9e 0 4gu/$ )
h]f = hav+ felt fa9t ) ! smell ( a fell[
,*ri/ian's ooze t to correct h]f %e
drank ! :ole bas9 ( ! vile fluids %e _h
collect$ f ,&rea's w.d t "d4 ,n[ 0 ?
or?odox 2havior or n8
  ,! te/imony ( ! life & "ts ( ,sa9t
,ca!r9e ( ,si5a prove to u t wom5 h be5
do+ ?+s di6]5tly f m5 = a l;g "t4 ,x is
j t p >e l ! ,ph>isees 9 ,jesus,0 "t :o
/at$ !y cd see :5 actually !y 7 bl & s
_h ! grt] s94
  ,8,jesus sd to !m1 8,if y 7 bl1 y wd h
no s92 b n[ y say1 ,8,we see4,0 ,"!=e yr
s9 rema9s4,0
  - ,john #i3#da
  ^c#bjbb ,fiza ,pa?an






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