Meggan Watterson > Quotes > Quote > Deborah shared it

“The communities that considered The Acts of Paul and Thecla and The Gospel of Mary sacred scripture in the first several centuries of the Christ Movement understood and practiced that gender is not a determinate factor of leadership. What matters is the depth of spiritual transformation a person is willing to undergo, and continues to practice.”
― Meggan Watterson, The Girl Who Baptized Herself: How a Lost Scripture About a Saint Named Thecla Reveals the Power of Knowing Our Worth