Why Can a Woman Be a Priest?
Reader Why Can’t a Woman Be a Priest? Friday May 30, 2008 #spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)A reader writes: Pope John Paul has talked about the dignity of women, but what could be more disrespectful of women than total exclusion from jobs they could do very well—i.e., priesthood and participation in meetings where the problems of the human race are discussed? The only reason twelve women were able to attend a later conference at Vatican II is because one of the cardinals said, “Where is the other half of humanity?” Total exclusion from jobs women could do very well is discriminatory, and makes a negative statement about women–either that they are incapable or unworthy of the job. This is very hard to understand! The topic of women’s ordination is back in the news, with a report on Thursday, May 29, that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has ruled that women who seek
