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The Need for Confession, Not Concession
The Church has in abundance all the bread and fish (true spiritual
nourishment) that any soul could ever need. It is the sacred duty of its
clergy, monastics, and faithful to refuse to offer stones and serpents in
their place, as feminism would have us do. What we need is confession, not
concession. Let us defend the Church on one hand, and administer to suffering
souls from the treasury of the Church’s good gifts on the other.
There are two areas of church life especially in need of confession at the
present time. One is the translation of texts. This refers especially to the
revision of liturgical and other texts to allow for “inclusive language” and
“political correctness requirements.” The second is the question of women’s
ordination either the deaconate or the priesthood. Both issues are very
large, and proper treatment of each deserves its own book. However, some key
issues can be mentioned here.
The Inclusive Language Issue
Before addressing inclusive language in the Church, we need to note three
facts about the issue. First, the demand for inclusive, non-sexist, or
politically correct language is not an authentic issue per se. It is an
ideological tactic, a tool in the feminist subversion plan.51 Second,
inclusive language is an impediment to clear writing and communication. It
results in clumsy, cluttered tests that draw attention to construction rather
than meaning. This eliminates the possibility of transparency, which is so
desirable in good writing. Even in secular use, this tyranny should be
fought. As James Kilpatrick wrote, “That was the King’s English eight
centuries ago. I say, if it was good enough for Richard I, it’s good enough
for me.”
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