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No, I am quoting the Bible, not instilling "new" words or meanings into it. And yet, the Christian Church of 2,000 years would not have gotten where it is had it not been for Priscilla, Hulda, and others who taught men about our Lord God Almighty, and later helped spread the word of His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. To say that females preaching the Gospel leads to gays preaching is ridiculous. The Catholic Church, which is led by men, is full, and has been full of gay men known as Priests for hundreds of years.

[hiho hiho]

No one suggested that women did not have a considerable part in the establishment of the Christian church. There are many names, first and foremost, the BVM.

That said, there are no examples of ordained female clergy until recent times. To think otherwise is scriptural revisionism.

This is not cultural, St. Paul was speaking to cultures that had pagan priestesses.

Now to the Catholic gay problem. This is a serious problem, but one of deception. The churches that are now ordaining non-celibate gays are condoning a behaviour never ever accepted by the Catholic church.

The list of churches that now ordain both females and non-celibate gays is long. The list of churches that (knowlingly) ordain non-celibate gays but females doesn’t exist.

[hiho hiho]

Final sentence should read —

The list of churches that (knowlingly) ordain non-celibate gays, but NOT females, doesn’t exist.