The Churchs practice of not ordaining women as priests was based
on a three-fold prejudice against women. This affected the
judgment of Church leaders. click! 2. One priesthood in Through
baptism women and men share equally in the new priesthood of
This includes openness to Holy Orders. 3. Empowered to At the
Last Supper Jesus empowered both women and men. Both can be
ordained to preside at the Eucharist. click! 4. Women have been
Until at least the ninth century the Church gave women the full
sacramental ordination of deacons. This proves women can be 5.
The ability for women to be ordained has been present in the
Churchs latent One example is the age-long devotion to Mary as
Priest. It shows that, according to the sense of the faithful,
in Mary the ban against women has already been overcome. click!
6. The wider Church accepts After serious study and prayer other
Christian Churches now ordain women as priests. Though not
everything other Churches do can be accepted by the Catholic
Church, this converging co