Jimmy Speaks

From Jim Hoft writing at Gateway Pundit:

Jimmy Carter: Abuse of Women Including Genital Mutilation is the Fault of Catholics & Southern Baptists
America�s worst president attacked Catholics and Southern Baptists for the abuse of women in a speech he gave in Australia.

He even blamed these traditional religious groups for female genital mutilation.

Lifesite News reported:

In an address to a gathering sponsored by the World Parliament of Religions (PWR) last Friday, former US President Jimmy Carter has once again blamed traditional religion, particularly Southern Baptists and Roman Catholics, for �creating an environment where violations against women are justified.�

�In opposition to the vast majority of authentic scholars and historians, Carter asserted: �It�s clear that during the early Christian era women served as deacons, priests, bishops, apostles, teachers and prophets.� He added: �It wasn�t until the 4th century or the 3rd at the earliest that dominant Christian leaders, all men, twisted and distorted Holy Scriptures to perpetuate their ascendant position within the religious hierarchy.�

Contrary to the theorizing of Carter, Pope John Paul II taught, �The Lord Jesus chose men to form the college of the twelve apostles, and the apostles did the same when they chose collaborators to succeed them in their ministry.� He added: �the Church recognizes herself to be bound by this choice made by the Lord himself. For this reason the ordination of women is not possible.� (Catechism of the Catholic Church; 1577)

Carter singled out the Southern Baptist Convention and Roman Catholic Church, claiming that they �view that the Almighty considers women to be inferior to men.� However, both Christian faiths hold to the Scriptural truth that God created men and women equal.

�Their continuing choice provides a foundation or justification for much of the pervasive persecution and abuse of women throughout the world,� said Carter. Carter goes on to list horrific violations against women such as rape, genital mutilation, abortion of female embryos and spousal battery.

Responding to Carter�s nearly identical points in July, John Paul Meenan, Professor of Theology at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Academy in Barry�s Bay, Ontario characterized Carter�s points as �ridiculous,� noting that there was no evidence of the ordination of women in the early Church.

Last I checked it was the Muslims who performed female genital mutilation.

But, Jimmy Carter would never have the guts to single out Muslims like that.

How can that man live with himself -- to be so willfully blind.