what do the Catholics say about this movement among women who want to become Catholic priests? should they be granted their wishes by the Catholic Church or not? what do you think?
Catholics, I really would appreciate your answers to this question.
2007-09-12 23:14:25 · 9 answers · asked by The Asker 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Cat in the Tin Foil HAt, I really don't like you. I am not even Catholic, but I really dislike disrespectful remarks, and it seems to me that you are the epitome of everything ugly.
2007-09-12 23:22:19 · update #1
As a woman in the Catholic church, I have studied this issue quite diligently.
No, I do not think these women should be made Catholic priests, because they are all power-hungry. They are not interested in SERVICE, they are interested in PRESTIGE. That's not the right attitude for a priest. Priests wear black because they are supposed to die to themselves and live for Christ and offer their whole life in service to others. These women who are part of this movement don't speak like that at all -- they talk of their rights and the privileges that they want for themselves. They're totally off-base.
On further study, prayer and reflection, I have also come to the conclusion that women should never become priests. The role of the priesthood is to act "in persona Christi" or "in the person of Christ." Christ is male -- for whatever reason, God chose to bring Him to earth as male. His maleness is an important part of His humanity. (And if Christ had been female, her femaleness would have been just as important.) So the people acting "in persona Christi" need to reflect that maleness.
Suppose some great filmmaker was making a movie about Abraham Lincoln and they wanted to cast a very fine actor in the role. Suppose they cast Meryl Streep? She's a wonderful actor, among the best ever in the business. But casting her to play Abe Lincoln in a major motion picture would be saying something about him! It would be saying either that he wasn't really a man or that his manhood didn't matter. It would be rather appalling -- and it wouldn't be a slight to Meryl Streep to say so.
So it is with those who are acting "in persona Christi." To put a woman in this role is to make a statement that either Christ isn't male or that it's okay to strip Him of His manhood, and thus His humanity. I think it's an insult to Him to do either one.
This is not to say that women do not have important work in the Church. Women always have and always will be an integral part of the Catholic faith. Among the "Doctors of the Church" (people whose inspirational writings help lead the Church), there are women. Among the leadership of all Catholic ministries, there are women. Among the saints, there are *many* women.
Furthermore, the most important part of the Sacraments (any of them) is to be able to RECEIVE them. It doesn't really matter who is administrating them, because that person has died to self and lives for Christ. The most important part is being able to receive, and men and women can receive the Sacraments equally (with the minor caveat that Holy Orders are vocations to the priesthood for men only, and vocations to the religious life for women as well as men.)
A woman complaining that she can't be a priest is like the woman invited to a splendid wedding banquet complaining that she can't be one of the banquet waiters. Rather silly, isn't it?
2007-09-13 03:30:43 · answer #1 · answered by sparki777 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not their custom to have women priests. That not likely to change under the current administration but it could happen if they ever get a more enlightened pope. Catholic theology is a moving target. I was educated in the Catholic church as a kid and it's morphed a lot just in my lifetime. Catholic kids today wouldn't recognize the Catholic church of 50 years ago.
2007-09-13 00:03:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, no, and NO!
there should never be one, for if there is ever going to be one, then the Virgin Mary should've been the first one to be the first female priest, but the fact that even she, the Mother of Christ, wasn't a female priest and can never be, those women should just let their wishes of becoming a female priest go. but if those women still want to become a female priest, they can make their own church and religion, but the Catholic Church will never acknowledge them as part of the Catholic Church.
2007-09-12 23:29:38 · answer #3 · answered by Perceptive 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Women are not going to be priests in the Catholic Church. That does not mean that women do not play an important role in the church. Women are the backbone of the church. They are the ones who organize everything.
2007-09-12 23:38:15 · answer #4 · answered by travelguruette 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Im not a Catholic but I got to Catholic churches.........
Its ok...for me but kinda a little bit awkward......a woman priest?. I dont think the Catholic church would implement this.....the probably want the women to be just nuns....
2007-09-12 23:21:33 · answer #5 · answered by Bob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure, but I bet a whole lot of Alter boy's are pulling for them. BECAUSE THERE PROBABLY NICER TO LOOK AT. Please excuse my disrespect as well. And I would consider it an honor if you would dislike me too. Because you are wound way to tight lady. Cat in the tin foil hat, was not only humorous but topical as well. And just so you know, it's the opinion of many that child molesting priest should be made scorn of whenever possible, so as to curb the tragic onslaught of abuse. And I wont even get into an institution that repeatedly ignores and covers up such conduct. I wonder if your anger isn't a personal effort to do the same. Now with respect to your question, aside from the physical differences of the sexes. I see no reason why a woman could not effectively execute the duties of a priest and yeah, look a whole lot better in a dress.
2007-09-12 23:31:18 · answer #6 · answered by ringo 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
The quick reply is that the priest is status within the function of Jesus for the period of the get together of the eucharist. Jesus got here to Earth as a person. To have a females stand within the role of Jesus is absurd. The Catechism of the Catholic Church can inform you extra. The Catholic Church reveres Mary, the mummy of Jesus, above some other mere human. Anyone who calls the Catholic Church misogynist is both critically misinformed approximately The Church, or the individual is a blatant liar.
2016-09-05 12:35:55 · answer #7 · answered by kurihara 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was a man. The priest is Jesus' representative on earth and has been conferred with the power to transubstantiate bread and water into Our Lord's body and blood in the Mass.
Edit: in doing so he acts in the person of Christ.
2007-09-12 23:21:57 · answer #8 · answered by dweebken 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not a Catholic, but my answer is no.
2007-09-12 23:18:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋