From: John Grigg (starman2100@lycos.com)
Date: Thu Mar 07 2002 - 02:53:02 MST
At 04:25 PM 3/4/02 +0100, KPJ wrote:
>|As for genderless pronouns, it is interesting to note that angels, which
>|are sexless according to the scholastics, are usually titled "he".
>In fact, I understand angels are supposed to be hermafrodites.
Damien wrote:
In the Old Testament, they were able to have sex with `the daughters of
man', and, like demons, were clearly an incorporation of local deities into
a purportedly monotheistic doctrine. The Scholastics argued that angels are
not merely sexless, each is its own distinct species. They are also
bodiless and without parts, so sex would be tricky, but even if performed
it would necessarily be sterile.
Father Damien Broderick
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I would ask Father Broderick to please keep in mind that some scholars believe that when the Old Testament talks about "the sons of God mating with the daughters of men" it actually meant young men from households of the faithful entering into relationships with women from pagan and idol worshipping cultures.
best wishes,
Saint John
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