Immodest Italian Women want Celibacy Laws to Change

It's one of those situations where a certain kind of man will shrug his shoulders and say something crass, even deliberately crass to offend the sensibility of an antagonistic leftist female.

What had Berlusconi done to arouse the ire of some leftists in Italian society who've made the issue into a cause célèbre? Well, he accused a certain woman of being more beautiful than intelligent, "hey, did I say something wrong?" This happened in 2009 and Berlusconi wasn't too noticeably effected and has been more popular than ever.

About 97,000 Italian women have signed the "Women offended by the premier" appeal after Berlusconi told the matronly, bespectacled leftist Rosy Bindi that she was "more beautiful than intelligent" in a swipe at both her looks and brains.

Facebook girly protest notwithstanding, Berlusconi is still in power.


Feminist political agendas are waged with greater zeal when their object is conservative. Many people were eager to believe Anita Hill who'd accused the black and conservative Catholic, Justice Clarance Thomas of sexually harassing her, but those same women who "believed Anita Hill" were mysteriously silent as the que of Bill Clinton's accusers grew.

It brings to mind a similar but unrelated legal ruling in Italy when female politicians protested outside Parliament with Jeans on in 1999, including Benito Mussolini's granddaughter. The defense was subsequently overturned, but there's definitely a change in Italian society, here. I can't help but feel that the Jeans defense for alleged rapists was somehow the Italian legal system's attempt to punish bad attire.



There are women who are easily offended, especially women of left sensibilities of which there is never a shortage, alas, and leftists are sure to bank on this, because women are a very important economic and moral force in Italian society, any society, but often, women expend their efforts on causes that raise an eyebrow with a hint of sauciness, but have a certain questionable validity, and even more questionable outcomes. The following Guardian Report that tells of a facebook group of former mistresses of priests who are urging the Church to changes its rules on celibacy.

Now, aside from the prurient interest, is this really newsworthy? More importantly, does it help us see women in a positive light?

Dozens of Italian women who have had relationships with Roman Catholic priests or lay monks have endorsed an open letter to the pope that calls for the abolition of the celibacy rule. The letter, thought by one signatory to be unprecedented, argues that a priest "needs to live with his fellow human beings, experience feelings, love and be loved".

It also pleads for understanding of those who "live out in secrecy those few moments the priest manages to grant [us] and experience on a daily basis the doubts, fears and insecurities of our men".

You should notice also that none of their arguments are based on actuality. They're based exclusively on sentiment, and perhaps a hint of malice and prurience.

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Two of the offensive parties have facebook accounts, like this one here:











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