I am Catholic. I was born into a Catholic family. September eighth is the Nativity of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Four days later is the feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary. The next day is the fifth appearance of  Our Lady of Fatima. Today is the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. Mary’s feast days are numerous, and female saints fill in between with their feast days. Countless Catholic churches are dedicated to Mary and those female saints, but no women are allowed to celebrate mass. What does a woman have to do above and beyond giving birth to Jesus to rank her with one of the twelve Apostles? Is Mary of Magdala or Martha, both saints, any less devoted to Jesus than the Apostles? My religion is the definition of misogyny. Mary gave birth to Catholicism. These small-minded, solipsistic men, the Catholic hierarchy, will surely be the death of a great religion.