Coitus Reservtus My Tuckus

Got a book in that I ordered off eBay, Eunuchs For The Kingdom Of Heaven: Women, Sexuality, And The Catholic Church by Uta Ranke-Heinemann. Steve Holmes recommended it but I had a hard time tracking down an English translation that was still in print, but I managed to get my mitts on a cheap used paperback in excellent condition. Dr. Ranke-Heinemann was the first qualified female lecturer (and later professor) of Catholic theology at the University of Essen in Germany.

From an excerpt from The Library Journal: "This broadside against the Catholic church's approach to sexuality portrays it as misogynistic, guilt-inducing, and joyless. The author accuses the church of ignoring Jesus' loving attitude toward women and the healthy sexuality of Judaism, adopting instead the jaundiced attitude of Gnosticism and Stoicism. She has almost nothing favorable to say concerning scores of theologians and church lead ers: Augustine, whom Ranke-Heinemann believes was mentally ill, and Aquinas are discussed in especially unfavorable terms. The author was ousted from the Catholic theology chair at the University of Essen in Germany because of her writings on Mariology, and this work is already a cause celebre in Europe. It's easy to see why. Interested laypeople will want to explore the controversy for themselves."

Looking forward at least to exploring her opinions and research on the subject.