tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38565675.post4884875699211254118..comments2023-04-07T04:39:01.014-05:00Comments on Everyday Faith: Questions for the popeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38565675.post-75803825315614344772008-04-16T08:10:00.000-05:002008-04-16T08:10:00.000-05:00Thanks, Diane. Another comment he made: "The pop...Thanks, Diane. Another comment he made: <I>"The pope eventually says that God is not male or female".</I><BR/><BR/>I wonder how he arrives at this? I know that a Spirit does not have "gender", but isn't it obvious that when God created something "in His image" that He created a man? Subsequently, woman did not come from God, but from man.<BR/><BR/>But, even more convincing to me is that when this same God was made flesh He was made in the flesh of man, not woman.<BR/><BR/>I do understand the pope's statement, but I can't imagine how he arrives at this. To me it smacks of universalism, and I hear this "God is not male" statement more and more these days. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38565675.post-49960962023223363872008-04-15T14:50:00.000-05:002008-04-15T14:50:00.000-05:00He talked about God as a father figure, with all t...He talked about God as a father figure, with all the usual masculine qualities of creator, disciplinarian, etc. But he also addressed the few passages in the Bible that give God nurturing, more maternal qualities. The pope eventually says that God is not male or female, but he is always addressed as male and is seen as male, but he does have some traditionally maternal attributes.<BR/><BR/>I hope that helps. Like I said, I've been listening to this on CD, so I don't have it in front of me to refer to.Diane Librohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452620229483008130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38565675.post-22379976282409356562008-04-15T14:35:00.000-05:002008-04-15T14:35:00.000-05:00As well, he asks the question "what about God as m...<I>As well, he asks the question <B>"what about God as mother?"</B> It's clear this is a man so confident and rooted in his theology that he sees the answers to these difficult questions.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/>Can you give me more detail on this, Diane? Is the pope talking gender or attributes or what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com