[HiTech RedNeck]

Sometimes there will be evangelical woman ministers who preach a pretty conservative gospel. But the official Roman Catholic order doesn’t have a place for such a thing and she is foolish to try.

[LadyDoc]

Ministers preach. Catholic women can preach and lead prayer services..look at Mother Angelica.And I know some powerful women ministers. But Catholics see the priesthood as a more profound calling.

Priests are in the place of Christ in the sacrifice of the mass. The roots are in the temple priesthood.

A lot of the theology gets complicated, but on a secular psychological and biological level, it means men and women have different roles...men as leaders, priests and defenders of the family, women as nurturers and mothers.

Women can do the same secular job as men, but they bring their femininity into the job. Ironically it is well documented thst women docs practice differently than men...ditto women cops. Just don't tell this to the feminazis.

But the priesthood has deep implications as being masculine...similar to fatherhood.

My mother always told me God allowed men to be priests to make it up to them that they can't have babies. Priests in the place of Christ in the mass turn the bread and wine into Christ. Ah but we women can give birth to a child who will live eternally.

[Mark17]

Sometimes there will be evangelical woman ministers who preach a pretty conservative gospel. But the official Roman Catholic order doesn’t have a place for such a thing and she is foolish to try.

You are correct sir. I knew women here in Davao City, who, along with their husbands, were missionaries from Florida. They did a great job starting local churches here, but they had one advantage over me. They all could speak the native language that I can't. They have moved on to other places, but these ladies were great missionaries.

[Tax-chick]

The Catholic Church defines “preaching” narrowly, as giving the sermon during Mass. This can be done only by a Bishop, priest, or deacon: an ordained man.

Women can be evangelists, teachers of religion, give religious lectures to the general public (live or by radio or tv), and perform all sorts of other functions.

In our sacramental theology, the priest *embodies* Christ, eternal high priest and victim in the one perfect offering of Himself ... and Jesus Christ was a MAN. A natural human man, which is not the same as a natural human woman. Therefore, it is impossible - not forbidden: IMPOSSIBLE - for a woman to be a Catholic priest.