Title: Why Can't Women Be Priests? | Catholic Answers
Headings: Why Can’t Women Be Priests?
Why Can’t Women Be Priests?
2. Wouldn’t ordaining women take care of the vocations crisis?
4. Didn’t the early Christians ordain women?
5. But isn’t it possible that the Church could come around on this issue?

Content: 11:1–16), but they were not to assume the function of teaching in the Christian assembly (1Cor. 14:34–38; 1 Tim. 2:1–14), which was restricted to the clergy. Two thousand years later, no one—including the pope—has the authority to change the designs of the Church that Christ instituted. Specifically, the Church is unable to change the substance of a sacrament. For example, a person cannot be baptized in wine, nor may a substance other than bread be used for the consecration at Mass. If invalid matter is used, then the sacrament does not take place. Likewise, since the priest acts in the person of Christ, the Church has no authority to confer the sacrament on those who are unable to represent the male Jesus Christ. 2. Wouldn’t ordaining women take care of the vocations crisis?