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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[becoming_rachel]

Actually, according to the Roman Catholic Church (of which I am a member), this matter is a moot point. Even if the Church wanted to ordain women, it cannot, because it doesn't have the power to ordain women. I know this sounds incredibly confusing and perhaps sexist to those outside of our faith, but it isn't. Here is some further explanation

[ginnyjake]

I like this answer.

[susannah]

Okay, thanks for the repeat of the link to this Catholic case for only having male priests

The first reason given is "they [women] could not teach or have authority over a man (1 Tim. 2:11-14)"Why? Paul may have had socio-cultural reasons in his own day and age that somehow explained this assertion with reference to church or cultural situations in specific places in his day, but it seems extraordinary for us to generalise this specific injunction and perpetuate it for all time and all societies, when clearly society now recognises the intellectual, emotional and moral qualities of women, which are quite sufficient to carry out teaching and pastoral leadership in the church (as in many other walks of life

[ginnyjake]

Out of curiousity, what role does the Anglican Church believe its priests play, especially during their services? In the Catholic Church, the priest acts in the person of Christ during Mass. Part of the reason priests are male is because Christ was male.

[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]

So would someone like to clarify on what grounds the Catholic Church will ordain only men, not women? I think that would be a helpful contribution to discussion.

[gunslnger]

http://christianity.livejournal.com/4167174.html?thread=92144902#t92144902

[susannah]

(I've replied above, under that link, for which, thanks)

[mysterious_joy]

Maybe we should also have children priests. I am serious.