In my minimum experience women make good Priests; but does the Law allow for women priests; does the law forbid women priest? Does women Priests depend on the law being abrogated? Are women Priests a judgement on the inadequacy of men?
Hello, sparow. This topic has just about been talked to death on a number of different threads here. One of the most recent is this one, which you might consider turning to:
The World Needs Women Priests
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Controversial theology is the last place to have an honest conversation about anything theological.?? How so?
In my minimum experience women make good Priests; but does the Law allow for women priests; does the law forbid women priest? Does women Priests depend on the law being abrogated? Are women Priests a judgement on the inadequacy of men?
First up, all Christians are priests. If you mean should women be appointed as pastors, that's another issue entirely. If you are referring to the now superseded law of Moses, women were not permitted to be priests.In my minimum experience women make good Priests; but does the Law allow for women priests; does the law forbid women priest? Does women Priests depend on the law being abrogated? Are women Priests a judgement on the inadequacy of men?
Most everyone says that John Paul II closed the door on the matter. Maybe, but who knows what could happen in 100 years? After all, Cantate Domino was considered an infallible Papal Bull for centuries and Ultra-Traditional Catholics still view it as infallible. Yet, the current Catholic teaching on "invincible ignorance" has opened the door of salvation to non-Catholic Christians and non-Christians, something that was specifically closed in the Cantate Domino Papal Bull. Hence, only time will tell if the Catholic Church will one day change it's mind and allow women priests.
Hi, I'm a woman who's a priest. (Just so that's really clear up front).
Which law are you talking about? Mosaic law, canon law, some other law?
For what it's worth, I don't believe women priests are a judgement on the inadequacy of men; I believe that God calls whom He wills, and gifts the people He calls, for the good of the Church and the world.
But in general terms I do think diversity amongst the clergy is a good thing; we are better able to serve a diverse Church and society if we have a range of gifts, personalities, histories, experiences, skills, and so on.
If one accepts that Paul always spoke for God, completely and without exception, then I guess the answer is clear, as Paul stated that women should be silent in church. However, Jesus never made such a remark. Also, let us not forget that Paul also told slaves to be obedient to their Earthly masters, which was absolutely an indirect endorsement of the institution of slavery. Hence, was Paul always perfect in his instructions to the early Church?
First up, all Christians are priests. If you mean should women be appointed as pastors, that's another issue entirely. If you are referring to the now superseded law of Moses, women were not permitted to be priests.
As a function of the new covenant the Law is written on the mind and heart. This is different to the old covenant only in that in the old one had to learn the Law and write it on ones own mind and heart; so today who has the Law written on their hearts and in their mind; is it those who originally entered into the covenant, those hundred or so and their descendants or does it happen at the resurrection of the righteous?
I would argue, I think, that it's part of the process of sanctification; the work of the Spirit in a believer over a lifetime. All of us learn and grow at the Spirit's prompting, over time.
You missed my point. ALL Christians are priests. That is male or female. I made no comment on whether or not women should be pastors. That can of worms remains closed for the time being.There is nothing unlawful about women Pastoring to women or boys under the age of thirteen and never has been. Moses was superseded by Jesus, but the Law is not superseded.