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To: NYer

I wasn’t saying Protestants didn’t molest children too. I was making a point that being male alone does not a good church leader make.

And I still say being married does not make you not like little boys.


45 posted on 07/31/2008 2:45:59 PM PDT by autumnraine
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To: autumnraine
I was making a point that being male alone does not a good church leader make.

Let's take a look at those chosen by Jesus to be His Apostles:

Simon (a/k/a Peter), Andrew, James, John, Phillip, Bartholomew, Thomas, James (the Lesser), Thaddeus, Simon (the Zealot), Judas (the Iscariot) and Matthias.

Not one woman in the group! And there were plenty of women who traveled with Jesus and His Apostles. If Jesus had intended women to serve as priests, He would have ordained one of them - probably the greatest woman of all time - His own mother. But, He did not. Hence, the Catholic (and Orthodox) Churches, following the example of Jesus, cannot ordain women as priests. It's just that simple.

Why do you have a problem with our Lord's decision? Do you feel He was in error?

46 posted on 07/31/2008 4:04:54 PM PDT by NYer ("Ignorance of scripture is ignorance of Christ." - St. Jerome)
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