I can appreciate that but at that time I didn’t know any difference. And as an adult I question the ordination of women, at that time I was not aware of the prohibition in the Bible. Hope that doesn’t sound sexist.
I do try to consider the question of the ordination of women dispassionately. When it first came up, I thought "why not? if somebody has a genuine call, they should be able to answer it . . . "
My experience with ordained women, however, has led me to conclude that there were good and valid reasons for forbidding female ordination. Our church is a "training parish" - a large parish in which newly ordained priests spend a year or two in a sort of apprenticeship before they are sent out to smaller parishes. We have had a LOT of women come through here since the Episcopal Church permitted ordination of women -- probably at least 25 so it's a pretty good sample.
There has been ONE exception to the general rule that these women have been ineffectual as priests. That one priest is a level-headed, straightforward woman with a good classical education, solid Biblical knowledge, and a conservative outlook. She is now in a prominent metro parish and doing great things.
But the rest of them have not been good. Most have been way too New Agey and feminist, one even preached on "God the Mother" (she couldn't leave soon enough to suit me.) A couple have been pretty flagrant in their lifestyle so as to cast doubt on their sexual orientation (living with another woman and kissing, hugging her in public, way too touchy-feely with other women, etc.) But my major objection has been to their leadership style. I wish I could quantify my objections better, but they are so busy trying to "get consensus" that they don't lead. They also don't confront problems straight on, but tend to try to avoid or work around them. Plus, they seem to encourage gossip and backbiting rather than honest dialogue.
Frankly, I have been underwhelmed.
Of course, this doesn't even address the problem of the priest as imago Christi, a stand-in for Our Lord as the bridegroom of the Church at the marriage supper of the Lamb. It does look strange for a woman to be doing that. (Plus they can never seem to figure out which octave to sing in. ;-) )