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Clergy: Should women be allowed to be priests? email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 91/100. RetiredTVguy2 (1518)3 years ago

I believe the vatican should allow women to become priest's and also allow them to have families, there is such a shortage of people joining the clergy and I think the vatican should rethink there rules. There is no rule handed down from God saying the a woman cannot be a priest. What do you think?

 
 
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casita (213) response was accepted on 2/24/2007.
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1. myLot reputation of 88/100. casita (213)   3 years ago

Yes, I believe that. Although I have no desire to become a priestess. . . however, in many ways, I think I already am!

In the baptismal liturgy it says we are "priests, prophtets, and kings". . .well, then, we already are priestesses. . .

I also believe women should be permitted into the diaconate.
Where I live, men studying to be deacons can't and won't be ordained unless their wives have also undertaken the complete course of study. They want to make sure the wives know what the ministry is. I have a friends whose wife's grades were better than his. . .but she couldn't be ordained into that ministry. . .

I also believe that clergy should be permitted to marry. I mean, we have married priests already. . .those priests who converted from other religions. . .There were Popes who had children (although there are many who will try to hide this part of our church's history). . .

I know of a priest (I don't know him personally, but have met him) who fathered a child. The woman agreed to accept child support from his religious congregation, but to never "bother" him again. . . .I mean, come on! It's not a sin to parent a child! It's a gift from God! True, people could have become parents in a more moral way. . .but to have his religious order "silence" the mother is, by far, the greater sin.

OK!
I'm rambling now. But, obviously, I've given these subjects some serious thought.

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2. farnix (46)   3 years ago

There is a written clause in the Canon Law of the Church which enforces, so the point on vatican reviewing this rule would never happen. Furthermore, Vatican has always and will always stick to the fundamental traditions. You should be glad that it's not canonical that one specific race of people can and must be priest. As it was for the Jews, only the Levities were only allowed to serve in the temple of God.


myLot reputation of 91/100. RetiredTVguy2 (1518)  3 years ago

And thats exactly what's wrong with this stupid "man made rule" It was invented in the vatican and made by God. And who said anything about race? Man or woman are still human! For too many years have we just taken the vaticans word for it that this is what God wants for us. But when men or women are no longer joining the clergy because of a vatican made rule of celibasy, I think it's time to make some changes with "fundamental traditions"! And consider how many existing priest's in resent years have broken the "vow" and had relations, and these are only the ones that we know about, who got caught! I say let women become priest's and let both men and women priest's have families!

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