Why can't women become catholic priests?
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: "Only a baptized man validly receives sacred ordination." The Lord Jesus chose men 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.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Women can preach and teach - but Biblically speaking they can not be Pastors - not an overseer of the Church.\n\nEven then the woman needs to be full of the Spirit or else she just ends up babbling about things she knows nothing about. MEN AS WELL!!!!\n\nAnd as far as Men Pastors - there are a great many who are in the position who have ignored the requirements. These men I would not sit under because if they ignore the written word, how can they truly teach it?
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Because Christianity (Especially Catholocism) is grossly out of date. Think about it, this religion COMPLETELY segregates people by gender. The Catholic church has roles that a man fills and roles that a woman fills, that's the way it always has been, and probably always will be.
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Because this practice(along with others) by Catholics is not scripturally based. \n\ntosmith
737381
Yes, most definitely they can.  Ask any Catholic priest.
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What I know is you must have a tertiary education in a seminary or a convent.  Then from there, you continue to have Theology as your major subjects.  \n\nSome of the known prerequisities are, you have not submitted to any sexual activity before, is willing to give up most of your material wealth, you will be given a new name, you are obligated to preach, to be and live among the poor, etc.\n\nWhat is important is that you FEEL that you are being CALLED for that vocation.
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As I understand it, a critical division is obedience to the Pope, and therefore the various rules the Catholic Church has because of Papal Bulls.  Things about divorce and birth control, for example, and about priests being celibate while Lutheran ministers get married.  A lot, really.  Martin Luther had 95 Theses, among them the concept that one can get to heaven on faith alone, and not necessarily by good works.  Also, Catholics have never approved of individuals reading the Bible (only priests), while Luther recommended it.
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This error you are making is called donatism - the idea that priests have to be perfect.\n\nAnd St. Augustine answered this challenge of yours 1600 years ago.\n\nhttp://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1408.htm
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Woman preachers are alright by me.The church that my In-laws attend has a husband and wife team as preachers. I also have listened to female Chaplains in the military that were quite good and knowledgeable. There are alot of intolerant people in the world who do not believe in females in the pulpit. Pay them no mind. God bless you and keep spreading the word.
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No a woman is not supposed to be a Priest, or Pastor as these are positions of authority over men.\n1Ti 2:12  But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. \nThe idea is that the headship is given to the man, and the woman should not take authority over the man.  Just like the husband is the head of the house.  Women filled many other positions, preached, taught, deacons, and others.\nThe only priests are in the Old Testament.  But priests there were men, the Apostles all men.
673000
If you want to get really technical, one does not have to be a priest first to be elected Pope by the college of Cardinals.  A holy, lay Catholic man could also be chosen.
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During the Middle Ages. It was done to protect church owned property from passing to the wife upon the priest's death.\nThe ban on marriage is only in the Western (Roman) rite. Priests are allowed to be married in the Eastern rites of the Catholic church. Also, married Episcopal priests may convert and, of course, remain married as Catholic priests.
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Many of the Saints in the Orthodox Church had children they were not forbidden to have children.  I know that some popes had children so some saints probably did too.
611968
The error that I find in the Catholic church is not wanting people to use contraceptives. I mean if they don't want people to have abortions, well then let them prevent getting pregnant in the first place! Another thing is that prist shouldn't be celibate. Having sex is a part of life and I don't understand why priests in the Catholic church can't have wives? (I've seen some priests who looked mighty fine...wonder why they ever became priests!)
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In the early history of the Catholic church this is true ... because women were/are viewed as being the source of original sin and therefore unclean.  Additionally if a woman wanted to become a nun her family had to pay a dowery to the church in order to become one and then pay for her keep in the nunnery.
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I doubt it. Church Councils only happen every hundred or so years.  In fact we have not inplemented Vatican II properly yet.  The issue of Womens Ordination to the priesthood is settled forever.  A married priesthood is only a remote possibility.  Abortion, euthansia are settled.  The papacy has been settled for 2000 years.
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I agree. This whole Catholic Church priest thing has gotten ridiculous. As if the Catholic Church is the only religion who has this problem. I think it has to do with people not understanding the need for Priests to be celibate and assuming that's leads to pedophillia, which it doesn't.