tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post4012409374831489188..comments2024-02-28T12:04:11.837-08:00Comments on Jesus in Love Blog: Saint Walatta Petros: African nun shared a lifetime bond with a female partner in 17th-century EthiopiaKittredge Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-42309551993796976492016-05-11T17:12:59.588-07:002016-05-11T17:12:59.588-07:00I know that some Ethiopians disagree with how Moth...I know that some Ethiopians disagree with how Mother Walatta is presented in the new book.<br /><br />You may find these queer interpretations shameful, but they are NOT limited to only African saints. This blog DOES cover similar interpretations of Saint Mary. For example:<br /><br />Mary, Diana and Artemis: Feast of Assumption has lesbian goddess roots<br /><a href="http://www.jesusinlove.blogspot.com/2014/08/mary-diana-and-artemis-feast-of.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jesusinlove.blogspot.com/2014/08/mary-diana-and-artemis-feast-of.html</a><br /><br />Queer Lady of Guadalupe: Artists re-imagine an icon<br /><a href="http://jesusinlove.blogspot.com/2015/12/queer-lady-of-guadalupe-artists-re.html" rel="nofollow">http://jesusinlove.blogspot.com/2015/12/queer-lady-of-guadalupe-artists-re.html</a>Kittredge Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-87137963997125585172016-04-28T20:10:43.256-07:002016-04-28T20:10:43.256-07:00It's so sad that you westerners must sexualize...It's so sad that you westerners must sexualize everything you read. It's also disappointing that this woman learned our language and decided to put it to shameful use. Words have completely different meanings and connotations in the Ge'ez language and using a direct translation to desecrate the holy name of St. Welete Petros is deeply sadenning. It's funny that no one would say this about a western saint like Mother Theresa or one of the saint marias, but the moment they find an ethiopian orthodox saint, they find anything to tarnish Her holy name, even immoral fiction such as this. To the author of this "biography" I would like to say, on behalf of all ethiopian and even african believers that we are proufoundly disappointed in you. For learning our culture only to twist and add your own agenda for the fame of the world, may the Saint forgive you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-57174642766166276462016-02-04T18:12:17.698-08:002016-02-04T18:12:17.698-08:00The issue of “homoromantic but celibate” is a deli...The issue of “homoromantic but celibate” is a delicate one, so I’m glad to hear that I communicated the nuances to you, Jendi. This sheds light on why the new research on Wallata Petros is controversial among those who take offense when a saint is studied from a queer viewpoint. I am forwarding your comment to translator Wendy Belcher because I believe she will appreciate it too.Kittredge Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-62202279670844374672016-02-04T12:32:13.652-08:002016-02-04T12:32:13.652-08:00Another fascinating discovery. I like that you sha...Another fascinating discovery. I like that you share stories of holy people who were homoromantic yet celibate. This is a nuance often lost in the rush to find queer role models in history. Your approach respects celibacy as a vocation while decoupling it from shame about sexual orientation.Jendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578010077099807839noreply@blogger.com