Women priests?

Question

Does anyone know which is the only church that actually allowd women to be priests in this day? I thought it was Roman Catholics...I may be wrong.

Answer 1

Catholic Church does not allow women Priests

Answer 2

Catholicism does not allow for women priests because she does not have the authority to do so. While Jesus did break some of the cultural norms of his day -- touching a leper, eating in the homes of known sinners, healing on the Sabbath and even speaking to a Samaritan woman, he never went so far as to call women as part of his inner circle of 12 Apostles. As a female Catholic, I have NO problem with this. The Church does NOT need to play catch up....it has already existed for 2,000 years the way it is. Other communities who do have women priests and bishops find themselves split amongst their members resulting in ever more separate groups. Too bad.

But to answer your question, it is the Episcopal Church (which is the American branch of the anglican church) that does allow women priests and has a female bishop. I wonder what their women priests are called since Episcopalians, too, call their priests "father".

Answer 3

Whether I think it's right or not is beside the point. What you asked is which denominations do this. The Episcopalian Church (known as the Anglican Church in countries other than the US) does allow women to become priests. Catholics definitely don't. Don't ask one why unless you've got lots of time and patience for the answer!

Other denominations that allow women as ministers (but don't call their ministers or pastors 'priests') are American Baptist, ELCA Lutheran, most Methodist, many Presbyterian, and a few others. There are a few others, but these denominations -- including the Episcopal Church, as previously mentioned -- are where you'll find most of them.

Answer 4

As far as I know Episcopalian and Lutheran allow women to be priests. Most Protestant denominations allow women to be pastors or ministers (they do not call them priests).

The Catholic church does not allow it and according to a recent statement from Pope Benedict, the church holds strong to that teaching and it's not open for discussion.

There are also some fundamentalist, non-denominational, Bible churches that do not allow women to hold any position of authority.

Answer 5

The reason why the Catholic Church does not have women priests is because Jesus is THE high priest-example- and no woman offered up sacrifice in the Temple-Biblical. If it were possible no doubt they would, but it is doctrine and they cannot contradict God's word which is for all time.
It's not like switching a camel for a motor car!

Answer 6

Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, and some other denominations allow female clergy.

It's fascinating to read all these answers that quote scripture, yet they all ignore the most compelling scriptural basis FOR women clergy: Paul's letter to the Romans. If you read Paul's letter to the Romans, the entire thing was written to inform them that he was sending Phoebe to be their deacon, having served at a different post at Cenchrae. Paul is very explicit by using the word "Deacon" as a church office, as outlined in his 2nd Letter to Timothy.

In Romans, he asks all Romans to do as Phoebe bids them, particularly in her efforts to raise money to build a large Christian church in Jerusalem. He also mentions several other women holding positions of responsibility in the church, most notably Junia.

Now, if Paul were against women serving as priests in Christ's church, then why would he appoint a woman as Deacon. Further, why would he send her to preside over the congregation of the Ancient world's most important city. And why would he charge her with a mission so dear to his heart.

Somebody please give me a good answer to this.

Answer 7

In my church women are allowed to speak on issues but do not carry the Melchezidic or Aronic priesthood.

To save you bible research that is the priesthood or athority that was carried by Christ.

Women are not said to need the priesthood becaue women are naturally spiritual and do not need to be part of a group like men do. That is the point of the priesthood to unify men and to preform gospel ordinances.

There are only 2 churchs that claim this preisthood which made my search of religion easy because any church that had God leading it would carry the priesthood or athority spoken of in the bible.

The mormon and catholic church claim this.

I cecked out both and God revealed to me through the holy ghost that the Mormon church is the true church on this earth.

I hope this helps
www.lds.org
www.mormon.org

Answer 8

Most Christians in the world are members of the Roman Catholic Church or Orthodox churches. The Roman Catholic Church does not currently ordain women. Whether the Catholic Church historically ordained women as deaconesses is a matter of theological and historical investigation. Various branches of the Orthodox churches, including the Greek Orthodox, currently ordain woman as deaconesses. Only the third branch of Christianity, Protestant churches, ordain women. Protestants are divided on whether it is Scripturally permissible to ordain women. When one considers the size of the churches (1.1 billion Roman Catholics, 300 million Orthodox,590 million Protestants), it is a small minority of Christian churches that ordain women. Protestants constitute about 27 percent of Christians worldwide and have only ordained women for about 40 years.*1

However, according to what the Bible really teaches, those charged with oversight of a congregation are described in the Bible as being males. The 12 apostles of Jesus Christ were all males, and those later appointed to be overseers and ministerial servants in Christian congregations were males. (Matt. 10:1-4; 1 Tim. 3:2, 12) Women are counseled to “learn in silence with full submissiveness” at congregation meetings, in that they do not raise questions challenging the men in the congregation. The women are ‘not to speak’ at such meetings if what they might say would demonstrate lack of subjection. (1 Tim. 2:11, 12; 1 Cor. 14:33, 34) Thus, although women make valuable contributions to the activity of the congregation, there is no provision for them to preside, or to take the lead by instructing the congregation, when qualified men are present.
But may women be preachers, proclaimers, ministers of the good news, outside the congregation meetings? At Pentecost of 33 C.E. holy spirit was poured out on both men and women. In explanation, the apostle Peter quoted Joel 2:28, 29, saying: “‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I shall pour out some of my spirit upon every sort of flesh, and your sons and your daughters will prophesy and your young men will see visions and your old men will dream dreams; and even upon my men slaves and upon my women slaves I will pour out some of my spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.’” (Acts 2:17, 18) In like manner today, women properly share in the Christian ministry, preaching from house to house and conducting home Bible studies.—(See also Psalm 68:11; Philippians 4:2, 3) *2

Answer 9

Yes, you are incorrect about women being priests in the Catholic Church, that is forbidden. I believe is would be the Episcopalians you are thinking about.

Answer 10

Im pretty sure that its not roman catholics i know women can be vicars in a christian church! Which i think is daft surely the church should move into modern times and believe in "treating all people equally"...time to practice what they preach i think!