There is no such thing as “women priests”, just like there is no such thing as “men priestesses”. The theological arguments aside, female clergy in the Catholic Church would be priestesses, just like the men are priests. A woman who calls herself “a woman priest” does so for wacky feminist reasons as far as I can figure, because it really is just as weird as a man calling himself a priestess. Also, the word “priestess” has bad connotations of various pagan religions in the western mind, and these women are worried about folks associating them with that, which is pretty wimpy in my opinion if you truly think women can be clergy in the Church.
Liberalism has hurt the Church more than not letting married men become priests in the latin rite, or not having priestesses. Can you point me to one woman who wants to call herself a “woman priest” in the Church who isn’t a wacky lib on issues such as gay marriage and abortion? Theology aside, allowing priestesses would only compound the problems of the Church by making it more liberal because there would be more liberal clergy.
Freegards
I’m convinced that - at least in the Baptist and (silent women, no instruments) Church of Christ that the men drive any woman who attempts to follow the Holy Ghost’s lead in prophecy and teaching.
On the other hand, because of my “raising,” I’m still very uncomfortable with any woman who calls herself a preacher.