Some have mentioned that, but others see it as a stealth means to start down the slippery slope towards full ordination.
Jesus chose twelve men, and as God He knew 2,000 years later it would be debated. He did it anyway.
Envy possessed leftists are always hammering on about something. When good caves to envy, leftists just advance and set up camp at the next obstacle. Imagine what they’d proceed to if we let them ban our tyrant prevention tools, or the right of self-defense. Their ultimate goal is the total destruction of everything good. They believe only then will their envy abate, and their lasting happiness arrive.