It's like saying, "What if a woman has a calling to be a priest? Why should you force her to have sex-reassignment surgery and then get ordained, voila, woman priest?"
The bottom line still stands: celibacy is a choice. Marriage is a choice. And anyone can serve God: priest, layperson, woman, man. There are different ways.
But expecting the rule to be changed just for you, is light-minded or vocationally solipsistic, or both.
I personally am dismayed that for the most part, other Christian churches have no recognition of, and make no provision for, celibate vocations. The majority will never be called to this, but as both Jesus and Paul say: some are.
What would your church do, if somebody was called to celibacy, and to be a bishop?
I think I know iscool's answer: "We don't have bishops. We have nothing above pastor and elder." But what about your church, metmom? (Serious question, and no snark: I'm curious.)
So what’s the big deal with celibacy anyway?
Is it supposed to be more virtuous? Make someone more holy?
What’s the issue with sex that the Catholic church has that it exalts virginity and celibacy so much?
The churches I have attend don’t have bishops either, and this is across many denominations over the last 37 years.
It’s pastor, elder, or deacon, the pastor being considered, technically, an elder.
And I have known single men who were elders and pastors.
I am opposed to women serving as pastors. I know of women who were credentialed as *pastor* simply for the purpose of being able to help the pastor with hospital visitation for women and I don’t have a problem with that. However, I do have a problem with women pastors who are in a position of teaching and authority.