[JamesP81]

Oregon's first female Catholic priest was ordained in Gresham on Sunday. It's a history-making milestone, but one the Catholic Church does not recognize.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the Catholic Church doesn't recognize the ordination, then she's not a catholic priest.

[trisham]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the Catholic Church doesn't recognize the ordination, then she's not a catholic priest.

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Exactly right.

[NYer]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the Catholic Church doesn't recognize the ordination, then she's not a catholic priest.

You are correct!

In the Church’s latest statement on this matter, Pope John Paul II, using his full authority as the successor of Peter, states categorically that the Church cannot — not will not, but cannot — ordain women, now or in the future. The Catechism of the Catholic Church sets it out clearly, quoting the decree Inter insigniores:

Only a baptized man (vir) receives sacred ordination. The Lord Jesus chose men (viri) to form the college of the twelve apostles, and the apostles did the same when they chose collaborators to succeed them in their ministry. The college of bishops, with whom the priests are united in the priesthood, makes the college of the twelve an ever-present and ever-active reality until Christ’s return. The Church recognizes herself to be bound by this choice made by the Lord Himself. For this reason the ordination of women is not possible.

Women Priests — No Chance