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[From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Jesus Would be a Radical Feminist

By Christine Cupaiuolo • March 14, 2007

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It always made sense to us, but it's nice to hear that a well-known Catholic priest thinks so, too. From the Arizona Daily Star:  
  
> It's a notion that's earning journalist, best-selling author and Catholic priest Andrew M. Greeley even more attention of late: If Jesus were alive today, he'd be a radical feminist.  
>   
> So does that mean Jesus would be donating money to Planned Parenthood and working to break the proverbial glass ceiling in corporate America?  
>   
> "No, that's not what it means. It means that he would endorse the complete equality of women," Greeley wrote in an e-mail. "But since I'm not his press spokesman, I can't say where he would stand on issues that did not exist in his day."

  
  
[Greeley](http://www.agreeley.com/) is making the rounds to discuss his new book, "[Jesus: A Meditation on His Stories and His Relationships with Women](http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Meditation-Stories-Relationships-Women/dp/0765317761/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-9376032-9472860?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173899299&sr=8-1)." Here's an excerpt from the Publishers Weekly write-up:  
  
> Focusing largely on the parables, the book brings fresh meaning to these familiar stories, infusing them with what Greeley terms "the good news of a Great Surprise," the marvelous revelation of God's love and acceptance of women in a largely male-dominated society. Many of the women are unnamed -- the Samaritan woman, the woman at the well, etc. -- and some are named, like Mary of Magdala, who may have had a romantic relationship with Jesus. Greeley is certainly a prolific author -- he's written some 50 works of fiction and more than 100 works of nonfiction -- and this book illustrates why he is so popular. He takes the familiar -- in this case, the parables of Jesus -- and infuses it with new life and meaning.

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