The Catholic Church insists that it cannot ordain women priests and any such attempt to do so is invalid.
The original reason was stated in Aquinas' Summa Theologica.
"Wherefore even though a woman were made the object of all that is done in conferring Orders, she. would not receive Orders, for since a sacrament is a sign, not only the thing, but the signification of the thing, is required in all sacramental actions;
Accordingly, since it is not possible in the female sex to signify eminence of degree, for a woman is in the state of subjection, it follows that she cannot receive the sacrament of Order . . . Summa Theologica Suppl. qu. 39 art. 1.
However, this argument isn’t taken seriously any longer. So the Church had to come up with a new reason not to ordain women.
The argument now used that Christ made apostles of men only, only a man can be ordained. But if we follow this logic, although Romans and Greek were in Israel in Christ's time, he only made Jews apostles. So, if the Church is to use parallel reasoning, only Jews can be ordained priests.
Why a woman cannot be ordained a priest.
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Post #31
Right reason posted
[quote] I don’t pretend to be smarter than Our Lord. It is He who uses the pronouns He does.[/post]
RESPONSE: Actually, he might not have.
Keep in mind the Gospels were written about 40 to 65 years after Jesus’s death by non-witnesses to the events they described.
Many, including the fundamentalists, overlook that fact.
[quote] I don’t pretend to be smarter than Our Lord. It is He who uses the pronouns He does.[/post]
RESPONSE: Actually, he might not have.
Keep in mind the Gospels were written about 40 to 65 years after Jesus’s death by non-witnesses to the events they described.
Many, including the fundamentalists, overlook that fact.
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Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologica gave a simple answer. Women could not be ordained because of their inferior status. They had to live in subjection to men.
Besides we had always done it that way.
But more recently it became unpopular to claim that women were inferior to men any more, the Catholic church changed this traditional teaching, and a priest had to be male because Christ was male. A priest was a "persona Christ."
However, St Paul disagreed. He wrote in Galatians 3:28 that
"There is neither Jew nor Greek: there is neither bond nor free: there is neither male nor female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Douay-Rheims Bible)
Besides we had always done it that way.
But more recently it became unpopular to claim that women were inferior to men any more, the Catholic church changed this traditional teaching, and a priest had to be male because Christ was male. A priest was a "persona Christ."
However, St Paul disagreed. He wrote in Galatians 3:28 that
"There is neither Jew nor Greek: there is neither bond nor free: there is neither male nor female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Douay-Rheims Bible)
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Re: Why a woman cannot be ordained
Post #40[Replying to polonius.advice]
What’s infallible? That women cannot be ordained priests? No kidding. That is exactly what I’ve been saying all along. I believe however it is you who some how sees that as inferior status. Men and women have unique roles to play in salvation history. They aren’t the same roles. They are different, but both still vital. It’s a shame you don’t/can’t get that.
RESPONSE: Nice try but sorry its infallible. See the infallible teaching below.
What’s infallible? That women cannot be ordained priests? No kidding. That is exactly what I’ve been saying all along. I believe however it is you who some how sees that as inferior status. Men and women have unique roles to play in salvation history. They aren’t the same roles. They are different, but both still vital. It’s a shame you don’t/can’t get that.