In light of these passages, I think I see how the Catholic church could theoretically allow women priests someday. Something like this: "Since a woman, Mary, presented the sacrifice of Jesus to the Father, then a woman, acting in persona Mary, can offer the unbloody sacrifice of Jesus in the eucharist".
I'd keep your day job. ;-)
Not saying this will happen, but if it did happen, this is how it could be justified. The foundation is already laid out in the encyclicals I cited last night.
No. Never. You are missing the crucial identity of who a priest is. The priest is not some disciple or Mary offering the sacrifice of Calvary to the Father.
No, the priest is Christ offering Himself to the Father. There is absolutely zero room for a woman to represent Christ in this manner. Likewise, the aspect of re-creation of the Last Supper also has a decidedly male Jesus offering the Bread and Wine to His Apostles.
Remember the old hymn with the line "Christ the victim, Christ the priest."
SD
If you read the KJV of the Hebrew Scriptures you will notice that sometimes God is referred to as LORD God or Lord GOD. The LORD God is the second person of the Trinity while the Lord GOD is the first.
Try making the argument from the underlying language, not from English.
SD
I wasn't able to locate kosher wine locally, and I didn't have time to order some or take a trip to Milwaukee, so I had to settle for plain ol' kosher grape juice.
Chalk one up for our antiquated state store system. They pretty much carry everything in each store.
My mother-in-law was drinking some Manischewitz on Easter, and I pointed out that it really wasn't designed to go with ham.
SD
Is this why you accept everything they tell you? You think they are Christ?