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I also believe that there's nothing wrong with women priests, indeed it's one reason why I would be reluctant to leave the Episcopal Church to go to the Roman Catholic Church (even though there is much I find attractive about the RCC). I've never found the theological arguments against women in the priesthood convincing.

I'm not that old (this last St. Francis' Day was my 45th birthday), but I remember the controversies when women entered various "male" professions. I remember it was controversial for women to wear slacks. In my profession, academia, there are many women, many of whom are outstanding scientists and professors. Christians should be very conservative (slow to change) on matters of theology or discipline, but I believe in this instance, change is a good thing.

The real battle in the Church, the one we should be most concerned with, is over the reality of the Resurrection and the divinity of Jesus Christ. I was attending an Episcopal parish some months ago, having returned to my Christian faith after years of doubt or agnosticism, but I was dismayed when the rector (a woman, by the way) brought in the infamous Bishop Spong for a lecture series. Good grief! I've now found my way to a parish that is by some odd coincidence the most conservative parish and the largest parish in the diocese. (And by the way, the assistant pastor is a woman. Not the best preacher, but she's orthodox and caring.)