The Sacrament Of Holy Orders… Women Priests — Why Not?
By RAYMOND DE SOUZA, KM Part 3 Here we enter a specifically controversial issue, which has become the topic of conversation, argument, and heated debate in some trendy Church circles: the ordination of women to the priesthood. Since shortly after Vatican II, some say that, guided by the “Spirit of the Council” — whatever that may mean — it is unjust that a sacrament be denied to women, who compose more than half of Catholic congregations in general. Therefore, some ask for, and some others demand, the ordaining of women. Some feel that it is “machismo,” a discrimination against women, that does not allow to be ordained to the priesthood. Some Protestant denominations have their women “priests” and “bishops,” and…Continue Reading