The ordination of women as Catholic priests will come one day

[susannah]

The ordination of women as priests in the Catholic Church will come one day. Already you can see the yearnings of women to be taken seriously in their sense of pastoral calling, to serve as female priests, to express voice that is not filtered by exclusively male primacy, and the pressures that build up on the male-dominated hierarchy. Just observe

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[susannah]

Thank you for all your comments. I'll respond to some later on, but for now I'm just seeing what people say (just got in from a run after work and need some supper!). No, I'm honestly not trying to be a troll. I realise there are views both for and against women's ordination. We already have it in the Church of England and it's been excellent. As a member of the 'catholic' part of the Church of England, I'm aware that this issue creates distances from Rome, and I wish it didn't. Also, just to clear up what one person speculated, I have no interest whatsoever in becoming a priest myself. I believe that when the Catholic Church eventually ordain women, it will be a big step towards the reunification of the Anglican and Catholic Churches. There are of course other issues that distinguish us but it's a historical fact that catholicity has always survived in the supposedly protestant Church of England, and this is one area (women's ordination) where eventually the Catholic Church will follow the lead we've taken. I have no idea whether

[ewans_gal_4ever]

Just curious, and this is by no means supposed to be sarcastic, I'm genuinely curious....

What are woman priests *called*? Are they called Mother? Since Sister refers to a nun and Father is a male priest?

Just wondering.

[susannah]

In the Church of England our women priests are called by their first names like everyone else.

[ginnyjake]

Do you believe that the Catholic Church needs to change and become more Anglican in order for the church as a whole to have unity? Is that change limited to ordaining female priests or do you believe there are other changes the Catholic Church needs to make to be more like other churches?

[susannah]

I believe we are one in Christ already, and I am really only referring to the issue of women's ordination. While I believe in diversity rather than uniformity, I tend towards Catholic beliefs and traditions for the practice of my faith (for example I believe the sacraments at mass are the body and blood of Jesus, not a commemoration), I believe we can learn things from each other - and I believe that women's ordination is a precious thing that the Catholic Church will align itself with in due course.