scardella Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I explained it to my RCIA students this way. I am a wo-man not a wo-person. I am also a hu-man, so why would I object to being called a mailman or milkman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizz_loves_jesus Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 [quote name='Old_Joe' post='1489153' date='Mar 30 2008, 10:37 PM']I've heard the Holy Spirit referred to as she. anyone else ever heard this?[/quote] Yes. I've read that the words describing the Holy Spirit in the original Biblical texts were feminine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicCid Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 When refering to the Church, is it "Her" or "her" mid-sentence IE - The Church must protect Her faith. or The Church must protect her faith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenchild17 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1489120' date='Mar 30 2008, 09:24 PM']+J.M.J.+ yes. unless i'm quoting a source that does not.[/quote] same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenchild17 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 (edited) [quote name='catholicinsd' post='1489280' date='Mar 30 2008, 10:32 PM']How about in reference to the Blessed Mother or Heaven?[/quote] I usually capitalize her, though mostly in reference to particular titles and I go back and forth on it sometimes. and lowercase pronouns for the other saints, unless using their proper name of course. Edited March 31, 2008 by goldenchild17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catholicinsd Posted April 1, 2008 Author Share Posted April 1, 2008 How about the Eucharist? He or It? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apotheoun Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 [quote name='CatherineM' post='1489231' date='Mar 30 2008, 09:14 PM']I can't remember ever using a pronoun for the Holy Spirit. Wisdom in the Old Testament is often viewed as feminine, so that may be where that comes from. As a woman, I don't feel slighted in the least using masculine pronouns.[/quote] In the Eastern Christian tradition Christ (the eternal Logos) is the Wisdom of God. Thus, Hagia Sophia, the mother Church of all Byzantine Christians, is dedicated to Christ and not to the Holy Spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galloglasses Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 God is the Father and the Son so thats a He, the Holy Spirit is, well, the Spirit of God, wouldn't that make Him a He? Ditto for the Eucharist. Church is known as Her, due to the Bride of Christ thing. I normally capitalise my Divine pronouns unless referencing something or not noticing I don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman82 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 In John 14:16, the Paraclete, which is another title of the Holy Spirit, is referred to as a male. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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