Well that’s fine, let em go,they should go ahead and join a flavor of religion that meets with their morals and desires and strictures. If they don’t like the tenants and strictures of the Catholic church they can be Protestants, or Seventh Day Adventists, Baptists,Lutherans or whatever, but join a church you agree with don’t expect or demand the church to change for you.
There are Protestant Churches that are more strict than the Catholic Church , there are some that are moderate and there are liberal ones too that allow women to be ordained.
Southern Baptist men as Ministers (Preacher) and women can be counselors, lay ministers.
ELCA (Liberal Lutheran)- Ordained women, some are allowing lesbians
LCMS (moderate Lutheran) women as lay ministers, counselors and teachers, Men generally ministers but some are wanting women to be ordained.
WELS (ultraconservative Lutheran) men as ministers women can be teachers and counselors only no such issue as lay minister
Methodist (moderate to Liberal) women are ministers
PCUSA (liberal Presbyterian) women as ministers
PCA (moderate to Conservative Presbyterian) Men as ministers women as counselors, teachers and lay ministers