[SuzyQue]

we are considering them not "holy" enough.

I think that is pretty much why some consider women unfit for the priesthood. I hope I didn't misunderstand you.

[AnAmericanMother]

The Catholic church considers women quite holy - they can be religious, leaders of orders, even saints (and there have been some great female saints who haven't been afraid even to bandy words with the Pope e.g. Catherine of Siena.) They just can't be priests, because there's a theological and ontological problem with a women serving in that particular office. (Note that Christ chose no female disciples, not even his Mom.)

That's why I became a Catholic, even though my family was Episcopalian for six generations (if you don't count one intervening guy who got a wild hair and became a Methodist).

I'm afraid the Episcopal Church in America is too compromised to survive this latest battle. I can't wait around while they duke it out -- I have children to raise and would prefer NOT to raise them in a heretical brothel, thank you very much.