[af_vet_1981]

I'm not aware of any female pastors or prophetesses in the one holy catholic apostolic church. I note all the churches in the Bible were catholic. Those with error, whom the Messiah loved, he rebuked and warned. Works, works, works. And consider, at least the catholic churches in Revelation were genuine churches.

[metmom]

I'm not aware of any female pastors or prophetesses in the one holy catholic apostolic church.

If by one holy catholic apostolic church you mean the Catholic church, then there is evidence that the Catholic church is not the true church, as the Holy Spirit poured out on the true church on the day of Pentecost gave women the ability to prophesy.

Acts 2:16-18 But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel: “‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

Acts 21:8-9 On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. He had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied.

The instruction about women is about being in leadership positions, in authority over men.

It says nothing about exercising their gift of prophesy.

[Elsie]

I note all the churches in the Bible were catholic. Those with error, whom the Messiah loved, he rebuked and warned.

Why the HELL should any CATHOLIC church have ERROR to begin with?

The Seven in Revelation were REALLY messed up!

This is glossed over and/or ignored by our FR Catholics.

If you guys wanna claim the 'church' has been 'Catholic' from Day One; then you MUST admit to teaching falsehoods as well!

[Elsie]

And consider, at least the catholic churches in Revelation were genuine churches.

And GENUINELY teaching ERROR!