KVT – Trắng như tuyết tại Viện Goethe

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Hi KVT,

Re: “Why is it that one major tributary in Performance Art is intent on having the performer inflict self harm upon themselves?”

…how/what do you mean — could you kindly clarify your point — in other words: who’s forsing whom to do what they do…?

…and… uhm… you probably meant… high priestess and not “high priest”…?

sorry spelling error above!@#$%^

Ilza, from a feminine perspective I think that priestess is a little outmoded.We have singers not songstresses anymore and actresses are a little passe, so why your gender thing about the term priests?

@ anne
…the word ‘priestess’ exists — I did not invent it…
now, if PC or feminism came to require that we replace all our gender speech with the neutral ‘it’ I start feeling sorry for our femininity…

@anne
ps
… also, it’s a bit hard on Marina Abramovic… to see her as the male incarnation of priesthood conjures up transgender imagery…

Hello

In my lapsed Catholic religion I would consder rejoining the Mass if women were allowed to be priests. If they were would I call them priestesses or not? Would a Bishop be a bishoppess and a cardinal a cardinale and a Pope a Popess? It is all so confusing

Hello Ngoc,

A direct product of the movement for ordaining women as priests in the Catholic Church is the term ‘woman priest’ or female priests or female Bishop, etc — these are in common use…

I agree that since traditionally priesthood is reserved for men there is a general problem of this terminology fitting both genders…