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To: ealgeone

so if an overseer is a priest he must have 1 wife. Same for deacon. I don’t believe these concepts apply to catholic priests, it is clear the church believes priests are not overseers because they cannot marry. The problem is that woman are more than qualified to preach and administer sacraments. if the church can change qualifications from the bible as you cite it, they can have female priests and deacons.


14 posted on 12/01/2017 7:49:33 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Build Kate's Wall)
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To: morphing libertarian
so if an overseer is a priest he must have 1 wife. Same for deacon. I don’t believe these concepts apply to catholic priests, it is clear the church believes priests are not overseers because they cannot marry. The problem is that woman are more than qualified to preach and administer sacraments. if the church can change qualifications from the bible as you cite it, they can have female priests and deacons.

Full disclosure...I am not Roman Catholic.

Roman Catholicism has a different understanding of the role of the priest than what is revealed in the New Testament.

Can women capable of learning and completing seminary? Yes. But that isn't the issue.

The issue is does Scripture allow them to serve in the leadership positions of the church. The text is clear they are not.

16 posted on 12/01/2017 7:54:34 PM PST by ealgeone
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