Saints and Sisters
Something Other Than God (Part 2 of 2): The Church and Choice
This episode was recorded in June and is the second half of a discussion of the memoir Something Other Than God by Jennifer Fulwiler. In reading the book, both Sherri and Sara were disappointed that she changed from being a pro-choice woman investigating Catholicism, to being...not pro-choice. Up to that point there had been a sliver of hope that we could be Catholic and Pro-Choice and be in God's favor.
In talking about our feelings of disappointment, Amanda pointed out that our disagreements with the church largely fall under the umbrella of sexuality in general. (Birth Control, Pro-Choice/Pro-Life, and allyship for, and honor of people in the LGBTQIA+ community) This is obviously a much larger discussion than a one-hour podcast chat, but it's a start.
Some disclaimers: We dig into some of the weeds that usually make conversations about your stance on abortion come to a screeching halt. This is a real-time conversation between sisters, without fact checking, and we all say at least one thing that is not correct, or that we probably wish we could articulate more clearly. We welcome constructive criticism and rebuke, but also felt like this conversation was worth sharing for anyone that is struggling with the same.
For the next episode we're reading:
Rediscover Catholicism by Matthew Kelly
This episode was recorded in June and is the second half of a discussion of the memoir Something Other Than God by Jennifer Fulwiler. In reading the book, both Sherri and Sara were disappointed that she changed from being a pro-choice woman investigating Catholicism, to being...not pro-choice. Up to that point there had been a sliver of hope that we could be Catholic and Pro-Choice and be in God's favor.
In talking about our feelings of disappointment, Amanda pointed out that our disagreements with the church largely fall under the umbrella of sexuality in general. (Birth Control, Pro-Choice/Pro-Life, and allyship for, and honor of people in the LGBTQIA+ community) This is obviously a much larger discussion than a one-hour podcast chat, but it's a start.
Some disclaimers: We dig into some of the weeds that usually make conversations about your stance on abortion come to a screeching halt. This is a real-time conversation between sisters, without fact checking, and we all say at least one thing that is not correct, or that we probably wish we could articulate more clearly. We welcome constructive criticism and rebuke, but also felt like this conversation was worth sharing for anyone that is struggling with the same.
For the next episode we're reading:
Rediscover Catholicism by Matthew Kelly