Do you believe there ever was a female pope?
818805
all the popes are female.  who else would dress like liberace.
385425
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.
633499
Depends on which denomination you are speaking of.  Some do, some don't.\n\nPersonally the Bible is pretty clear that the church should be led by a man. However, personally, if there is no man willing to do the job but a woman is willing... the so be it.
117524
I do... and so does the Pope.\n\nhttp://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-02-10T181257Z_01_L10652640_RTRUKOC_0_US-RELIGION-POPE-SCIENCE.xml&archived=False\nhttp://www.cuttingedge.org/n1034.html
619673
Yes. You will see a woman President in your lifetime.\n\nIt is folly to think otherwise. I wouldn't be surprised if you don't have a choice next time round - Rice or Clinton - take your pick. Can you see any republican better qualified than Rice? She has incredible influence and pwer and knows the Whitehouse like the back of her hand. Can you think of a better known Democrat than Hilary? and she CERTAINLY knows the whitehouse. She lived there for several years.\n\nIn the UK we had Maggie Thatcher. The Germans have a woman. Even the Catholics in Ireland have had a woman, India has had a woman and now Liberia!!!\n\nI know America is backward - heck - it took you years to give up slavery after the rest of the world - but you'll catch up quick! :)
774869
I'm not sure. I haven't found any information to suggest that she was. Why are you asking?
162841
Yes. It has been thousands of years since women enjoyed major power positions. The earliest cultures seemed to have been matriarchal, where women were the ruling sex. Lineage was traced back through their ancestry and not the father's. They owned the land and made the decisions. The divine creator was also seen as being feminine. And you know what is really interesting? There is ample evidence that these cultures did not know war or violence. Think about that.
204922
Yes.\n\nI'm a Godmother to one of my nieces and also to a friend's daughter and both of those Godfathers were not Catholic.  This was 37 and and 30 years ago!\n\n(By the way, I'm no longer Catholic!)
629612
Would vote for a female for President? Yes. Either of those two mentioned? Not sure.
430205
Well considering that Julie from Boise had a message from Him in which she was told that she would bear His son on Earth (to be called Macaroni) I'm thinking male.\n\nBut, He is a deity after all, so why need to bother with fiddly decisions like gender?\n\nAlthough, I suppose the debate over gender could lead to the first great schism in the church?\n\nMaybe there could be a Council of Pasta-Roni?
787010
On further thought, I think the anti-christ might just be a woman.\n\nBecause the devil also know how to apply "biblical principles". Christians have first adam and second adam (Jesus). Devil also can come out with first eve and second eve (antichrist).\n\nSo when our minds are thinking, is Bush the antichrist, is the Pope the antichrist, the real antichrist might just appear - as a female. I think bible got say antichrist will be popular .. obviously Bush is not very popular but someone who preach "love and compassion" like the female bishop will be very popular, even among other religions!\n\nApostle Paul must have known this, that's why he strongly discouraged (is this an understatement?) woman to hold church office. That's why the Roman Catholic Church, with oral tradition from the apostles, disallow woman to be bishop. You won't know, the bishop might be promoted to be cardinal, then finally pope.\n\nAm I theologically sound? LOLx
407483
Are you absolutely sure she’s a female?
962339
thank goodness this attitude is changing slowly but surely. remember in Ancient Times the Ladies were thought to be second class citizens and were the ones who brought sin into the world since Eve was the one who first ate the Forbidden Fruit and talked Adam into eating it. ( if one looks at the same scenario a little differently Eve -- representing the ladies was the one who brought wisdom and knowledge into the world ). before I moved I went to a Church where we had three Lady Ministers who did as good a job and sometimes actually better than men. should be the ability that counts not the gender.
1838
Generally ladies are peace loving, accurate, hardworking, determination and concentration on their work...... and godgifted motherly behavioiur.  Therefore, I do support the idea of a woman president.
427955
Pope Joan\nIt turned out that Pope John VIII was really a woman. ... The Woman Who Was Pope: A Biography of Pope Joan, 853-855 AD The story goes she gave birth during a Procession!\nThat she pretended to be a man to take the post is why peeking is even brought up these days\n\nThe chair where the Pope is Ordained has a cut out so an inspection of said wee willy is true. but if someone really does a reach around on the pope?????
1158480
The whore of babylon is the roman cathlic church, so I suppose that would be any of her priests, nuns, bishops or popes.
998606
At present Bermuda, New Zealand, Panama, Chile, Latvia, and Finland all have democratically elected female heads of state.\n\nIf we have any common sense, we'll elect a woman soon.