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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

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2. Thank you for this.

Reply to Fortinbras Armstrong (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 01:58 PM

Oct 2012

I've always understood the opposition to boil down to this and, really, only this:

That Jesus chose to incarnate as male and that since He instituted the priesthood, priests must therefore be male.

Is that essentially a correct statement of the opposition?

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Roman Catholic women priests? [View all] rug Oct 2012 OP

I am extremely familiar with the Vatican's arguments against the ordination of women, Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2012 #1

Thank you for this. rug Oct 2012 #2

As I alluded to in my post, that is one of the arguments Fortinbras Armstrong Oct 2012 #3

By: We have henceforth designated the decrypted malformed female as non-existent. olegramps Oct 2012 #4

thank you for posting... hopeful68 Nov 2012 #5

Welcome to DU! rug Nov 2012 #6