Title: Why Can't the Church Ordain Women?
Headings: WHY CAN'T THE CHURCH ORDAIN WOMEN?
WHY CAN'T THE CHURCH ORDAIN WOMEN?
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Content: So the traditional male=breadwinner/female=homemaker roles were not arbitrary ones imposed on oppressed females by evil males. They grew out of basic necessity and common sense in a primitive, hostile world. They were not founded in sexism, but survival! Thus the feminist worldview admittedly is in error on this point. If it errs on this point, might it not err on others as well? Perhaps the lack of women priests in the Catholic Church is not rooted in sexism or misogyny either. Return To Top
The Catholic Worldview
The Church, too, has a "worldview", as does any religion. Hers is rooted in the Bible and Sacred Tradition, which she believes to be Divine Revelation. If we examine the Church's worldview, perhaps we will understand why she does not consider herself able to ordain women. (I recognize that many readers are not Catholic, and therefore will not agree with the Church's worldview and the conclusions drawn from it.