To: NYer
Curiously, there appears to be no mention of what the Bible says about the issue.
4 posted on
06/08/2006 10:03:13 AM PDT by
newgeezer
(Repeal all Amendments after XV. Yes, ALL of them. Yes, I mean that one, too.)
To: newgeezer
Curiously, there appears to be no mention of what the Bible says about the issue.
Can you name me any female Apostles?
5 posted on
06/08/2006 10:08:53 AM PDT by
Antoninus
(I don't vote for liberals -- regardless of party.)
To: newgeezer
Actually, that's because the Church has always treated the male priesthood as a question of tradition and discipline, not of absolute Scriptural authority.
6 posted on
06/08/2006 10:10:57 AM PDT by
AnAmericanMother
((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
To: newgeezer
That's already been taken care of. See
here, for example. Note that references to the Sacred Scriptures are inlined, rather than footnoted.
7 posted on
06/08/2006 10:11:27 AM PDT by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: newgeezer
Why don't you do that for us.
8 posted on
06/08/2006 10:11:50 AM PDT by
NYer
(Discover the beauty of the Eastern Catholic Churches - freepmail me for more information.)
To: newgeezer
"Curiously, there appears to be no mention of what the Bible says about the issue."
1 Timothy 3:2
"A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;"
Hard to be the "husband of one wife" if you're a female.
(Also hard to be a "husband of one wife" if you're a Catholic Bishop.)
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