God Save The Catholics. Poem by Ginny S.

if jesus calls me second-best
if i was made from man
if i must keep my sermons silent
i suppose i was made what i am

if tradition is the law
woman is one short of seven
if good god tells me i am flawed
i don’t want to go to heaven

if married men are too impure to teach
if wives are just possessions
well you cannot covet me because i am
was i made an animal free from oppression?

whose image was i made in?

if woman is not man
and man should have only woman
if god can’t love what he created
then i don’t want to go to heaven

these ancient laws are dusty
the church is not a court
if i do go to heaven –
dear God,
She’ll stand in my support.