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It is a traditional and historical rite though. And the Apostles WERE all men, don’t you agree? So Pope Francis is indeed breaking with tradition. Then, as celibacy of priests is a tradition and a historical rite, break with that also. No more celibate priests. I guess you get to choose which traditions you want to break with and which you don’t, eh? The road to relativism is a slippery slope.

Interesting that traditions and rites have become more important than carrying the Word and practicing the Great Commandments. What women were at the Last Supper? Should women be allowed to take Communion? Why is celibacy so important? The staying single/celibate part was a single man's opinion rather than a message borne by the Holy Spirit and he made it clear that it was not God's Word, but his own opinion. Teachers were to be good and successful family men (should that even be in the Bible if it causes a problem with tradition?) so they could help others be the same, but someone decided that it would be more "Christ-Like" (hubris anyone?) to stay single/celibate. Do you think that particular tradition might have anything to do with the homosexual/pedophile scandals the Church has gone through? Jesus told us what He thought about traditions when he told us the Sabbath was for us and there was no incongruity in the man doing the "work" of carrying his pallet after being made whole. He also told us what He had done to the commandments when he told us about the Great Commandments - they fulfilled the intent of the Old Covenant Law. The new Pope is practicing what he preaches, humble love - what a sin...