Can women be priests?

Christ, of course, was a man; but some who argue for the ordination of women insist that His sex is irrelevant, that a woman can act in the person of Christ as well as a man can. This is a misunderstanding of Catholic teaching on the differences between men and women, which the Church insists are irreducible; men and women, by their natures, are suited to different, yet complementary, roles and functions. read more

For example, women bring the body of Christ (souls) into the world one birth at a time. Men do not have this privilege. Priests bring the body of Christ (Eucharist) into the world one Mass at a time – a gift reserved to them, acting in the person of Christ. read more

This is a question which provokes much debate in our modern world, but it is one to which the Church has always answered"No." The basis for the Church’s teaching on ordination is found in the New Testament as well as in the writings of the Church Fathers. read more

This is a question which provokes much debate in our modern world, but it is one to which the Church has always answered "No." The basis for the Church’s teaching on ordination is found in the New Testament as well as in the writings of the Church Fathers. read more