That's because of the inevitable hang-up protestants have with the RCC as some sort of "elitist organization with external trappings." Which, if they were honest is born out of a secular thought process and really has nothing to do with the Christian faith. What we are discussing here are the mysteries of the Faith. It requires a different mindset.
The other part of your response had to do with the minutes from convention meetings of men (traditional). Perhaps a woman or two, but I wasn't there to see.
And this comment is indicative of the gnosis inherent in Protestantism. The rejection of the body and of matter.