Just about every image and icon I have seen of Jesus- particularly in Catholic and Orthodox churches- show Him with long hair. This seems to contradict I Corinthians 11:14. In the Catholic Church I attend, very few of the women cover their heads. In fact, to my knowledge, only in the Coptic Churches do all the women cover their heads (as well as sit on the opposite side of the church from the men, and, like the men, remove their shoes when approaching the altar).
Everyone knows the Catholic Church does not have women priests. There are many women teachers, cousellors, administrators, etc. Many RCIA classes are taught by women. I do not see how this differs from those Protestant churches that have women elders and pastors.
How so? These women teachers and counselors and so forth are not in an authoritative position in the Church. The buck stops at the pastor. In every case, this is a man in the Catholic Church. While women certainly may be on boards and are desperately needed in these capacities, they do not have an overriding say within the community. That belongs to the pastor. In Protestant communities that rule by committee, that is different. In Protestant communities that rule under female pastors, that is different.
Regards
The scripture of 1 Corinthians 11:14&15 about hair is in reference to when the fallen angels will come back, at the end of days.
10.For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
15. ".............for her hair is given her for a covering."
The manuscripts say veil instead of hair. That is a veil of Christ and He will protect her spiritually and physically. Men (vs.14)will be attacked in the same way so "long hair" is in reference to a homosexual attack.
Jesus had taken a Nazarite vow
Numbers 6 The Nazirite 1 The LORD said to Moses, 2 "Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'If a man or woman wants to make a special vow, a vow of separation to the LORD as a Nazirite, 3 he must abstain from wine and other fermented drink and must not drink vinegar made from wine or from other fermented drink. He must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins. 4 As long as he is a Nazirite, he must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, not even the seeds or skins. 5 " 'During the entire period of his vow of separation no razor may be used on his head. He must be holy until the period of his separation to the LORD is over; he must let the hair of his head grow long. 6 Throughout the period of his separation to the LORD he must not go near a dead body. 7 Even if his own father or mother or brother or sister dies, he must not make himself ceremonially unclean on account of them, because the symbol of his separation to God is on his head. 8 Throughout the period of his separation he is consecrated to the LORD. 9 " 'If someone dies suddenly in his presence, thus defiling the hair he has dedicated, he must shave his head on the day of his cleansingthe seventh day. 10 Then on the eighth day he must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 11 The priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for him because he sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. That same day he is to consecrate his head. 12 He must dedicate himself to the LORD for the period of his separation and must bring a year-old male lamb as a guilt offering. The previous days do not count, because he became defiled during his separation. 13 " 'Now this is the law for the Nazirite when the period of his separation is over. He is to be brought to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 14 There he is to present his offerings to the LORD : a year-old male lamb without defect for a burnt offering, a year-old ewe lamb without defect for a sin offering, a ram without defect for a fellowship offering, [a] 15 together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and a basket of bread made without yeastcakes made of fine flour mixed with oil, and wafers spread with oil. 16 " 'The priest is to present them before the LORD and make the sin offering and the burnt offering. 17 He is to present the basket of unleavened bread and is to sacrifice the ram as a fellowship offering to the LORD, together with its grain offering and drink offering. 18 " 'Then at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the Nazirite must shave off the hair that he dedicated. He is to take the hair and put it in the fire that is under the sacrifice of the fellowship offering. 19 " 'After the Nazirite has shaved off the hair of his dedication, the priest is to place in his hands a boiled shoulder of the ram, and a cake and a wafer from the basket, both made without yeast. 20 The priest shall then wave them before the LORD as a wave offering; they are holy and belong to the priest, together with the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine. 21 " 'This is the law of the Nazirite who vows his offering to the LORD in accordance with his separation, in addition to whatever else he can afford. He must fulfill the vow he has made, according to the law of the Nazirite.' " The Priestly Blessing 22 The LORD said to Moses, 23 "Tell Aaron and his sons, 'This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: 24 " ' "The LORD bless you and keep you; 25 the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; 26 the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." ' 27 "So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them."