New Kind of Power

Womenpriests model authority that contrasts with the patriarchal governance of the official Catholic Church. Officials are losing their autocratic power, as people of the Church evolve toward more democratic ideas.

Control and Domination	Stewardship and Dialogue
Operate from the thinking center	Operate from the heart center
Suppress feelings	Value feelings
Use logic and rationality	Use imagination
Act aggressively	Act gently
Compete	Cooperate
Focus on distinctions and differences	Focus on equality of all
Govern hierarchically	Govern democratically
Authority from above	Authority from all
Exercise power over others	Exercise power with others