24 Oct '09 23:35>
Originally posted by FabianFnasBut this is not really the issue here. The issue is why the catholic church are teaching that women aren't pure enough, near god enough, to be allowed to be preaches.
And why is not women qualified to take care of a herd? Hve you never seen a children care center? Haven't you seen the caring women herding a school of children?
Do you think women are lessser creatures than men? Is this what the christian church teaches?
Yes, I read the article. I can also give you an article about christian preaches and cardinals ...[text shortened]... rch are teaching that women aren't pure enough, near god enough, to be allowed to be preaches.
The issue is not purity or sanctity. There are many female saints. For some of these women, the Church has awarded the highest honor of Doctor of the Church alongside St. Augutine and St. Thomas of Aquinas. But the priesthood, at least for Catholics, is not about sanctity or intelligence or ability to be a child carer. The central issue for Catholics is, Can a woman who has been ordained really confect the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus and can she absolve sins? For Anglicans, this is not really an issue. Most Anglican do not believe in the real presence or in the efficacy of confession. So ordaining women does not present any theological problems.