The force of change-Nuns
A case in point for the resistance of
religious authority to the acceptance of reincarnation as a science is the
treatment of nuns by the Catholic Church.
The template for this treatment is a
Patriarchal hierarchy that was established centuries ago that is resistant to
change because it does not want to give up power. This type of behavior is not
just the province of the Catholic Church but also Islam and Judaism as well.
For the moment though lets stick with the Catholics. The science of
reincarnation is about discovery, not dogma. The church in its wisdom is
against this science because it proves reincarnation. To be clear the science
of reincarnation has shown some souls may not reincarnate so in those cases its
findings are consistent with the description of resurrection as described by
the churches liturgy. We also know that the church is slow to accept scientific
advancements; the example of Galileo we discussed in a prior blog is an
example. But are there any cases that come to mind where the church accepts
cutting edge science.
In the 1970's the leading fertility
drug for women was a drug manufactured by Akzo, a large European pharmaceutical
manufacturer, called Primarin, which was made from the urine of pregnant mares.
Akzo then discovered an even more powerful fertility drug which could be made
from the urine of post menopausal women. This drug was called Humegon. The
problem Akzo faced was to find a female population of post menopausal women
that was celibate, so their urine could not be contaminated by sperm, because
the testosterone would render the fertility inducing capability of the female
urine less effective. Akzo found that
population in the cloistered nun population of Europe.
For the next 15 years Akzo would
regularly pick up tanker cars of nun urine at the nunneries and pay the
Catholic Church handsomely. This was a win win situation for both parties and
was theologically consistent with the Catholic Churches views. Ultimately Akzo
was able to synthesize this drug and no longer required the urine to make
Humegon. The last batches of Humegon were made in 2001. But why is this
important?
Because the church can act swiftly on
breaking scientific news when it meets their ends, and oh so slowly, see the
350 years it took to right the wrong of the Galileo misstep, when it doesn't
meet their ends.
It is time for the church to reform
itself. The nuns trying to reform the
church must hold onto one idea, because they are not just fighting for
themselves but all women of every religion. That idea is simply this there is
no religion higher than the truth.
It is time for them to assert their
own divinity and in the process heal the Catholic Church.
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