Question for the Catholics: Are you in favor of seeing women become priests (would it be priestess)?

Question

Why or why not?

Answer 1

Yes, I'm in favor and it should begin pretty darn soon. One priest for three churches all in different locations. Think that says something. They're just not enough priests to go around.

Where I live 1 church sold with 2 more to be sold. New larger church has just been completed. At least the one priest we have,doesn't have to run, and run, and run, to three locations any more. However, he's planning on retiring next year. Think the guy needs a rest.

Women have become more and more involved with assisting the priests. They could easily walk right into priesthood.

Also, I believe priests should have the right to marry. When women become priests they should also have the right to marry. Might as well get that straightened out too.

When there is a need for change, then changes should be made. How many Pope's do we have to go through before one comes along and realizes we no longer live in the middle ages? We changed from Latin to English and no one died.

A lot of changes have been made through the years, why not the changes that are up for discusion now. I hope the one priest we do have, doesn't die from exhaustion before he retires.

It all comes down to out with old and bring in the new.

Think that just about coveres where I'm at.

Answer 2

I'll give you the Catholic reason: In the Church’s latest statement on this matter, Pope John Paul II, using his full authority as the successor of Peter, states categorically that the Church cannot — not will not, but CANNOT — ordain women, now or in the future!! The Catechism of the Catholic Church sets it out clearly, quoting the decree Inter insigniores: Only a baptized man (vir) receives sacred ordination. The Lord Jesus chose men (viri) to form the college of the twelve apostles, and the apostles did the same when they chose collaborators to succeed them in their ministry. The college of bishops, with whom the priests are united in the priesthood, makes the college of the twelve an ever-present and ever-active reality until Christ’s return. The Church recognizes herself to be bound by this choice made by the Lord Himself. For this reason the ordination of women is not possible. We need to understand that Christians believe God to be the essence of divine omnipotence. To put it crudely, He doesn’t make mistakes. When He became Incarnate as a human being, He did so at a precise and exact moment in human history, which has been planned from all eternity. From the beginning, God had chosen that there would be a Jewish people, among whom His divine Son would be born. Their own priestly traditions would form part of the background and culture which would help them — and others — to see and know Him. Every detail about the Incarnation was known in the mind of God. He was born into the fullness of time. He didn’t say: “Oops, sorry — I made a terrible mistake! I should have been born into the latter half of the twentieth century, so as to have benefited from the We are Church movement in Germany, or the feminist workshop sessions of America, or the Equal Opportunities legislation in Britain.” On the contrary, He was and remains omnipotent. He knew exactly what He was doing. It is worth pointing out that, in choosing His apostles, Christ was not awarding them the priesthood as a reward for good behavior: courage, intelligence, or skill. On the contrary. One — the rock on which the Church was to be founded — denied Him, another doubted His Resurrection, and one even betrayed Him. The priesthood is not a badge of good-conduct (although, like eleven out of the first twelve, millions of Christ’s priests down the centuries have led heroic and noble lives). Rather, just as bread and wine are the essential “matter” of the Eucharist, so are men the “matter” of the priesthood.

Answer 3

Can a woman be a groom? As God and us is frequently described as groom and bride. Can she be a father? For priests are the fathers of the parish family.
These two questions relate to important reasons, that prevents women from being priests.

Pope John Paul II declared that he and the Church have no power to ordain women to the ministerial priesthood.
Why ask a question of something that can never be?

Written by a woman (Joanne Bogle) “Women Priests — No Chance”
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/apologetics/ap0001.html

APOSTOLIC LETTER - ORDINATIO SACERDOTALIS
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_22051994_ordinatio-sacerdotalis_en.html
http://www.cin.org/vatcong/admiswom.html

more links
http://www.catholic-pages.com/dir/ordination_women.asp

Answer 4

Yes.

The reasons are long and I can write an entire term paper on it, and have actually, but it is unjust and a grave sin barring women's ordination. (Particularly since lay ecclesiastical ministry accounts for over 90% of ministers in the Church and over 85% of lay ecclesiastical ministers are women.)

Aron K: you do realize that religious orders among women are the fastest dying out religious orders. We talk of a priest shortage, I think there are becoming less nun's then priests as the final classes of the late 50's and 60's dies out.

Answer 5

Was Catholic 12 years. Yes women should be. Mary Magdaline was Jesus's wife according to Robert Funk a religious Priest and Scholar. Religion needs the generous life givers in leadership to protect children and their valued mothers.

Answer 6

Nope. Since the earliest days of the first churches founded by the apostles there have been no women priests. But there were women within the church with great influence at some point. It only changed when the early church leaders adopted a more male oriented path. I'm not saying women are inferior. I'm only pointing out that it's a very old and widely accepted tradition that shouldn't be subject to radical modern interpretation.

Answer 7

there will not be any "priestess" in the Catholic Church as according to Jesus Christ Himself,"thou art a priest forever,according to the order of Melchizedec."
-------which was the order of the priesthood according to the LAW and is in the Bible and obviously there were NO WOMEN there.

Answer 8

I used to be Cathlic and I would say, yes:
1. They are more self-controlled i.e. they wouldn't have the need to RAPE little kids
2. They are more responsible and I believe could deliver a more proporous ceremony
3. This world is harmed and dimished by the fault of men not women

Answer 9

That would not fly, according to Christianity and catholics, women are subservient to men, therefore if you are a woman, and religious, then you admit that men are superior to women, if you believe otherwise, you are not a "true" catholic.

This is why I am agnostic.

Answer 10

Yes, I am. Women are more caring and would do well taking care of sick souls.