Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Friday, March 15, 2013

Pink Smoke at the Vatican: Women Demand a Voice in Catholic Church Led by "Old Celibate Men"

While the world focused on the selection of Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio to become pope, a protest took place outside the Vatican that received far less attention. The masses gathered outside the Sistine Chapel were waiting for white smoke, the signal that a new pope had been chosen. But smoke of a different color began billowing into the sky over the Vatican. It was released by protesters demanding a greater role for women in the Catholic Church. We speak with Erin Saiz Hanna, executive director of the Women’s Ordination Conference, and Janice Sevre-Duszynska, an excommunicated female priest.

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Source: Democracy Now!
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