[CA Conservative]

Actually, the Bible is pretty clear on the topic:

1 Timothy 3:

2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

Kind of hard to make that apply to a woman...

[AppyPappy]

Yeah, well, she looks like a husband.

[trebb]

Actually, the Bible is pretty clear on the topic: 1 Timothy 3: 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) Kind of hard to make that apply to a woman...

Also hard to make it apply to a set of priests who are expected to take vows of celibacy.