{"id":8508,"date":"2003-01-08T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-01-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/1969\/12\/31\/mark-shea-proposes-a-new-game\/"},"modified":"2003-01-08T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2003-01-09T00:00:00","slug":"mark-shea-proposes-a-new-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2003\/01\/mark-shea-proposes-a-new-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Shea proposes a new game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following in the footsteps of this worthy writer<\/a>, I propose a new game. Beginning from any
\npremise whatever (sexual abuse, low SAT scores, bad school lunches, war with
\nIraq, spanking, etc), write a brief editorial which somehow manages to conclude,
\nagainst all logic, “The solution for much of this is painfully obvious: Ordain
\nwomen, and drop the celibacy requirement.” Extra points if you can drip with
\ncondescending sarcasm and contempt for the stupidity of those who do not see the
\nlogic of your conclusion. [Link<\/a>] <\/font><\/p>\n

Check out some very funny entries submitted in the comment box<\/a> at his blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here is my entry:<\/p>\n

Cleveland Browns lose playoff games due to male hierarchy<\/b><\/p>\n

Many people have attributed the Cleveland Browns loss due to letting their
\nguard down and becoming over confident. But let us examine the real reasons for
\nthis loss. If we were to go into the teams locker room before the game or during
\nhalf-time we would find members of the clergy there available as team chaplains.
\nWe would observe the total one sidedness of an all male priesthood, there was no
\none there of the female sex in which to help those players get in touch with
\ntheir feminine side. We needed to put the cleavage in Cleveland. If only we had
\nwoman priestesses, then the feminine influence would have led them to
\ncontemplate their female side and thrown a “Hail Mary” pass instead of a short
\npass and not getting out of bounds before the game ended. This “short pass and
\nget into position to kick a field goal mentality” is what is wrong with the
\nchurch today. Men would rather do it all themselves instead of putting it all
\ninto a woman’s hands. Having unmarried male priests promotes this false idea of
\nmen being able to do it all alone. The idea of celibate men in the confessional
\ngiving advice on sexually related matters is hypocritical. There is a Dear Abby
\ncolumn and a Ann Landers but no Dear Joe or Dear Butch columns (and nobody wants
\na Dear John), people would prefer women’s advice in the confessional over a
\nrepressed XY chromosome type. What is more fitting then having the XX in the
\nconfessional. A pope Joan Paul would have kept the scandal from occurring in the
\nchurch in the first place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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