Having compassion for those ‘trapped in sin’ is not the same as placing a woman in a dangerous position by supporting her as the head of a church.
In those days (as in some current nations), that kind of talk and thinking would get the woman killed.
St. Peter's wife died a martyr. Just being a Christian was enough....sex didn't matter, nor did being "head of a church".
But the simple fact is that JC set it up with an all-male priesthood. There is no biblical support (or for Catholics, biblical OR traditional support) for a female priesthood. There "is" such support for female deacons (deaconesses), though there are none today, AFAIK. THAT could legitimately be changed. Female priests....no.
The Church obviously has no problem with women being in positions of power (as many nuns and other female religious) have shown throughout history.
autumnraine: “In those days (as in some current nations), that kind of talk and thinking would get the woman killed.”
LOL. Seriously. Christ and most of the apostles were brutally killed for the faith, but Christ, who repeatedly bucked the norms of His time, didn’t pick women out of concern for their safety?
They weren't in the Apostolic Succession, but that didn't stop the persecutions or the martyrdoms.
And Christ knew that. "Take up thy Cross, and follow me."
They weren't in the Apostolic Succession, but that didn't stop the persecutions or the martyrdoms.
And Christ knew that. "Take up thy Cross, and follow me."