2007-02-04 12:42:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A catholic priest, no. Get back in the kitchen.
2007-02-04 12:44:54 · answer #1 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The official position of the Catholic Church is no. (Ordinatio Sacerdotalis 4).
I would love to see women as priests. I think that would be great.
Although St. Paul was averse towards women, times have changed. We also read that many women were disciples of Jesus. In fact, many consider the Blessed Mother as his first disciple. Gaudium et Spes or the Vatican II document on "The Church in the Modern World" says the Church must be relevant and in step with the world.
Have a blessed and peaceful day
2007-02-04 21:02:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the NT, ALL believers (which includes male and female) constitute a holy nation, a royal priesthood.
As to giving mass, the NT knows nothing of this ritual. It is simply a fellowship meal of the church when it gathers in each others' homes and the Lord's Supper is partaken in the context of a real meal, not a ritual officiated by some person dressed in a costume.
2007-02-04 20:46:41 · answer #3 · answered by Seraph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Paul was ambivalent about women clergy. In Corinithians, he states that women should not speak in church (although in the earliest manuscripts, that particular passage is either not present, or written to the margin as a scriptural gloss). In Romans, Paul appoints Phoebe to act as deacon to the Romans, with the mission to collect donations for the church in Jerusalem--a mission that was critical to Paul. That means that Paul, at worst, was inconsistent on the subject of women in the pulpit.
2007-02-04 22:09:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at the present time in the Catholic Church. I have been to my wife's church, The Anglican Church (church of England), and there is a woman priest there. It is only a matter of time before this changes.
2007-02-04 20:45:57 · answer #5 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In some forms of Christianity, yes, though not in the Roman Catholic denomination. In some other religions, women can be priestesses and conduct the sacraments.
2007-02-05 02:35:57 · answer #6 · answered by prairiecrow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under YHVH's system no. Under the enemy's- very probably. But then YHVH's system does not allow the blasphemy of the mass.
2007-02-04 20:45:36 · answer #7 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not in a Catholic church, but in some other religions, yes.
2007-02-04 20:45:05 · answer #8 · answered by Raine 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no!!!!!!!!!! Only guys can be a priest and they cnt get married if their cathlic
2007-02-04 20:45:02 · answer #9 · answered by Melinda P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Women are more likely to be sexual abusers. =(
2007-02-04 20:45:04 · answer #10 · answered by Bud's Girl 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋