Mother Theresa said to this topic: "Mary was the most holy person on earth and no one would have been more worthy of being a priest than her. But nevertheless Jesus didn't make her a priest because she had another assignment: Being the mother of the church." God has another assignment for women which does not mean, that this is any less important! Holy Edith Stein said:"If you manage to become a bride of Jesus you don't have the wish to become a priest any longer" which refers to the mystical way of becoming a bride of the Lord which is a way for women. God has great plans for women as well which are equally important as the tasks for men.

I'm from Indonesian and I was converted to Catholic Church in 2009. I Proud to being a Catholic.

Keep your back straight, Roman Catholics. Blessings from an Orthodox brother

Being equal to men does not mean being exactly like men or to become men. The feminine spirit is special and has infinite value in our lives. Different does not mean better or worse!

Priesthood is not a gift which God will give me. He has given me the gift of being a woman, and I could not ask for more. Without women, we would not have priests in the first place.

Interesting thing a Priest once told me. Back in the day, when there were a lot of nuns, most church's not only had a Father (Priest), but also a Mother (the leader of a group of nuns). The Mother was not only in charge of a group of nuns, but she helped the Father with a number of duties and helped run the church. Unfortunately, there aren't many nuns nowadays, so we don't see the influences of a Mother in most churches. (Interesting how the church was set up as the House of God and has Fathers, Mothers, Brothers, and Sisters.)

Very insightful. I'm not a Catholic but I find much of what you teach, preach and practice to be very sound, even if I don't always agree with it.

A great discussion about the Deacons. Thankyou for taking the time to explain the churches position

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No woman can be a father just as no man can be a mother.

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I understand that one of the reasons for excluding women from the priesthood is due to the biblical example set by Jesus in choosing only male apostles. But didn’t he also only choose middle-eastern apostles? It’s easy to argue that this wasn’t by way of excluding, say, blond men or Caucasian men from ordination, and was more due to the circumstances of the time - that the world was less easily travelled so the available men would naturally be from that geographical area. However, the same could be said of the choice of men over women. In that period, women had less freedom, were taken less seriously and were less likely to be available to take on evangelistic or discipleship work. Perhaps the choice of men as apostles was as non-prescriptive as where they came from. How do we know that when those middle-eastern men were made apostles, Jesus meant to indicate that their gender was definitive, but not their heritage? Or even their colouring (since it’s likely they all had, say, dark hair)? I’m genuinely curious here. Why was the line drawn at their gender, rather than any of their other characteristics?

We have a so called "catholic women`s rights movement" here in Germany. They call themself "Maria 2.0" (second version of Mary) and they are on average very old ladies. Of course they want female priests. You know, what they don´t want at their 'catholic' gatherings? Holy Mass with the eucharist. They prefer a 'word service' ("Wortgottesdienst") without the eucharist. And there is a counter-movent too, called "Maria 1.0" (first version of Mary) and ironically they are wayyyy younger and they want a stable catholic church. They have Holy Masses at their gatherings. Guess who is attacking these fine young women and call them "medieval"?

Based on my understanding of this video, it seems as if priests must be men largely because of the apostles’ gender. I have a few questions about that. I ask this not to argue against the point of the video, but to further my own understanding. First of all, if priests must be men in order to remain obedient to Christ’s decision for the apostles, why don’t they have to be like the apostles in other ways as well? The apostles were of a different race, age, marital status, social class, and lifestyle than many priests today. Why is it that we copy their gender but not other important things about them? Also, how do we know that Christ specifically chose them because they were men? According to the information in the video, women are equally capable of doing the spiritual job of a priest. So couldn’t it be possible that all the apostles happened to be men because of the way women were treated back in Jesus’s day? Would it have been realistic for a woman to safely travel, preach, and have the same social influence that the male apostles did? Again, I’m not trying to argue. I’m sure there are reasonable Catholic answers to my misunderstandings, and I would really appreciate help finding them. Thanks and God bless!

Thank you for this, that was what I was looking for and it actually calmed me down about the issue. Keep it up!

Hi Fr. Casey, I'm Catholic but no theologian. Yet this confuses me. Christ appeared to Mary Magdalene first. She was at his Crucifixion and tended his tomb. The apostles were in hiding. Mary told the Apostles Jesus was resurrected. For me that says women can be priests. Jesus didn't seek out his disciples. He appeared originally to Mary Magdalene. She told them Christ has risen.

Fr. Casey, I am a woman and I believe in tradition. Tradition is the cornerstone of why Catholicism is true and strong. Why would we want to change that? I was hoping you would've also explained and emphasized the importance of women's roles in the church. Our mother Mary, is the queen of the church...if anything, that is by far one of the most important roles ever existed! And her example is enough to represent what a woman's role in this world should be and what an honor it is to be able to even become an inkling of what our mother is. Why don't we just focus and emphasize the importance of the roles of women in our church now? There are so many, and one of them being a mother. Why change that? When it is the most beautiful role ever!

I'm disappointed. You warned that this video will be disappointing, but I was disappointed to not be disappointed.

Iam a woman am very happy being one a d I don’t to compete with men am made by God he knows best His will not mine 🙏🏽

Brilliant! Inspiriing! Very educational! It all make sense to me now.. Thank you.

JPII does sound definitive, no matter how liberal theologians want to slice it.

Women do have a role and a MISSION in the Catholic Church. Just think of all the wonderful mysteries the world have come to know, almost exclusively through various saintly women. St. Faustina, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Clare of Assisi, St. Teresa de Lisieux, St. Bernadette, Sister Lucía of Fatima, Mary Magdalene and so on and so forth.

This is why my grandmother walked away from the Church, and taught her children and grandchildren never to go back. I remember her telling us: “The Roman Catholic Church is Roman first, and look how the Romans treated their women.” She was convinced that the Catholic Church barred women from priesthood because its men want sole right of access to God, because women will always be considered lesser and in need to an intermediary because they are not worthy to approach God directly. Three generations of atheists because one nineteen year old girl looked up one day and felt angry that there was a door forever closed to her, that she would forever have to obey without ever having any chance of shaping the rules she was expected to live by.

Greetings from an Orthodox to our Catholic brethren ! I love it when I see the catholics stand firm against all these worldly whims and trends in priesthood but would love it more if they had done the same with the heresies and trends of the past and would love it the best if they return to the origins so that we can become one again !!!

Mother Superiors are respected. I saw one at my daughters school explaining her annoyance about the standard of workmanship to some contractors. I think they had the fear of God put into them.

The parish secretary runs everything

Im part of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. I found your channel and thought it was interesting to learn about catholics.

Father, I ask for prayer for the conversion of my family. Congratulations on the video. You are very wise. God bless. (sorry for the english, I am using google translate)

when the Roman pontiff speaks EX CATHEDRA, that is, when, in the exercise of his office as shepherd and teacher of all Christians, in virtue of his supreme apostolic authority, he defines a doctrine concerning faith or morals to be held by the whole church. Look again at JPII definitive statement. It fits in the Ex Cathedra category. Joseph Ratzinger (who became Pope Benedict XVI) was the Prefect of the CDF and issued a clarification saying that JPII exercised the charism of infallibility.

I really don't know too much about other types of ordination, but I see this fight to want to do everything men can do as actually anti-women because it presupposes that a woman's purpose/role is only valid when is taking up the role of a traditionally male role. It's placing the male roles over female roles which I would believe to be sexist??

Ooooh, that's a tough one. Amazingly, Suprisingly well handled. Your humility on the issue was the key.

My grandma, who part of the Oakland Parish actually was very involved with her Parish, she was an Usher and several other positions. My father said that it was said around her parish that "that she would have became a deacon if it was allowed"

I say, whenever one involves a top-down approach towards religion the fallacies are spiraling out of control. If on the other hand, one applies a bottom-up approach, every piece falls safely and logically into place.

Man I'd like to sit down and have a nice conversation with you about many things.

Thank you, as always, for the clear and cogent manner in which you define and describe so many things about the faith and the religion of Catholicism. I'm often struck by the number of individuals who thumb down these videos. Clearly, they don't understand or wish not to grow in understanding.

Proud to be your brother and thankful for your wisdom Father. May Christ be with your spirit and the Holy Spirit guide you so that you may guide us to him and for him Amen. Keep up the amazing work for the kingdom!!!

Thank you for this channel brother. It is a blessing to many of us at this time. On this matter I respectfully disagree. But then I am ordained in a branch of the Church that has ordained women to the eldership since the late 1960's and to the ministry of word and sacrament since the early 70's. I have experienced great blessing from these sisters in Christ. I trust that the Holy Spirit was involved. An Anglican sister taught me how to preside at an Anglican altar. I respect those who remain loyal to the Churches teaching on this. And I respect those who remain within the Church who are eager for change. Blessings to you all from Simon's Town, South Africa.

Thank you for the facts. As a woman, mother, cantor and OFS, I beg for MEN to step up and fill these roles. We can’t expect men to lead well if not given the opportunity. I am grateful to priests who have inspired their churches to be led by MEN so my son has role models to inspire him.

In the secular world, I'm 100% on board for woman to take on any role. But one thing I'm attracted to the Catholic church is the hierarchy and different roles men and women play. Perhaps having grown up with a father... I like seeing a "father" as head of his household/church.

Great video, Father. Having lived in a rural area and having seen a gradual reduction in the number of priests available, it wouldn't surprise me if one day we do see female priests for that reason among others. A different question now: can you please tell me why Exorcist is listed as the second from the bottom of the list? Is there some far more tame thing an Exorcist can do at mass that's nowhere near as well known as dealing with demonic possessions?

Gen. 3:15; Luke 1:26-55; John 19:26; Rev. 12:1- Mary is God’s greatest creation, was the closest person to Jesus, and yet Jesus did not choose her to become a priest. God chose only men to be priests to reflect the complimentarity of the sexes. Just as the man (the royal priest) gives natural life to the woman in the marital covenant, the ministerial priest gives supernatural life in the New Covenant sacraments. Judges 17:10; 18:19 - fatherhood and priesthood are synonymous terms. Micah says, “Stay with me, and be to me a father and a priest.” Fathers/priests give life, and mothers receive and nurture life. This reflects God our Father who gives the life of grace through the Priesthood of His Divine Son, and Mother Church who receives the life of grace and nourishes her children. In summary, women cannot be priests because women cannot be fathers. Mark 16:9; Luke 7: 37-50; John 8:3-11 - Jesus allowed women to uniquely join in His mission, exalting them above cultural norms. His decision not to ordain women had nothing to do with culture. The Gospel writers are also clear that women participated in Jesus’ ministry and, unlike men, never betrayed Jesus. Women have always been held with the highest regard in the Church (e.g., the Church’s greatest saint and model of faith is a woman; the Church’s constant teaching on the dignity of motherhood; the Church’s understanding of humanity as being the Bride united to Christ, etc.). Mark 14:17,20; Luke 22:14 - the language “the twelve” and “apostles” shows Jesus commissioned the Eucharistic priesthood by giving holy orders only to men. Gen. 14:10; Heb. 5:6,10; 6:20; 7:15,17 - Jesus, the Son of God, is both priest and King after the priest-king Melchizedek. Jesus’ priesthood embodies both Kingship and Sonship. Gen. 22:9-13 - as foreshadowed, God chose our redemption to be secured by the sacrificial love that the Son gives to the Father. Matt. 26:26; Mark 14:22; Luke 22:19 - because the priest acts in persona Christi in the offering to the Father, the priest cannot be a woman. Mark 3:13 - Jesus selected the apostles “as He desired,” according to His will, and not according to the demands of His culture. Because Jesus acted according to His will which was perfectly united to that of the Father, one cannot criticize Jesus’ selection of men to be His priests without criticizing God. John 20:22 - Jesus only breathed on the male apostles, the first bishops, giving them the authority to forgive and retain sins. In fact, the male priesthood of Christianity was a distinction from the priestesses of paganism that existed during these times. A female priesthood would be a reversion to non-Christian practices. The sacred tradition of a male priesthood has existed uncompromised in the Church for 2,000 years. 1 Cor. 14:34-35 - Paul says a woman is not permitted to preach the word of God in the Church. It has always been the tradition of the Church for the priest or deacon alone (an ordained male) to read and preach the Gospel. 1 Tim. 2:12 - Paul also says that a woman is not permitted to hold teaching authority in the Church. Can you imagine how much Mary, the Mother of God, would have been able to teach Christians about Jesus her Son in the Church? Yet, she was not permitted to hold such teaching authority in the Church. Rom. 16:1-2 - while many Protestants point to this verse denounce the Church’s tradition of a male priesthood, deaconesses, like Phoebe, were helpers to the priests (for example, preparing women for naked baptism so as to prevent scandal). But these helpers were never ordained. Luke 2:36-37 - prophetesses, like Anna, were women who consecrated themselves to religious life, but were not ordained. Isaiah 3:12 - Isaiah complains that the priests of ancient Israel were having their authority usurped by women, and this was at the height of Israel’s covenant apostasy. *(Scripture Catholic Apologetics)*

By the same token, neither can men become nuns.

And what about Mary Magdalene being allowed to follow AND was chosen (in a way) to do so by Jesus? She was a woman that followed him, am I right? Prove me wrong.

Your videos (often/sometimes) are complicated. 😅 They are packed so full of facts, I do often have to look up words/terms. Especially since I'm not a native speaker. 😄 I love your work & theologically high quality content! ☆ Go on, Fr. Casey. God bless you and all you do. ♡

as a catholic i am thankful because i am being enlighten to some issues being thrown by other religion that now i can simply answer them with certainry in defense of my faith again thank you

There is SO much more being left out of this about this. The theology of ordination is far more than the 3 reasons presented as though standing alone. not all men can be priests! the body of christ transforms into a perverted deformed figure when an arm tries to be a leg. this should have nothing to do with the 'anything you can do i can do better'. its the wrong starting off point.

Thank you for the video, and I appreciate your views concerning the rights of women. "All things have their back to the female and stand facing the male. When male and female combine, all things achieve harmony" ~ Lao Tzu Some may also add that whenever male and female work together, power is doubled :)

Thank you for this very clear and well thought out explanation. It doesnt concern me but I was looking for a good Catholic answer....and this is an excellent answer

This is a very shallow explanation of why women cannot be priests, even if the reasons Fr. Casey gave are correct. I recommend everyone to search up Ven. Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s explanation.

I learn a lot about my faith in your channel. Thank you!

Thank you for clearing this up, Fr. Casey. I'd been wondering about this (in part so I could answer the questions of my many non-Catholic friends if they asked about it) but I couldn't get a straight answer until this video. Seems New Advent was not to be trusted in this case. Nor were the few priests claiming that all other roles in the Church are lesser than the priesthood. This was helpful!

If women’s ordination is closed even into the future, doesn’t this mean that the Church isn’t open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit who might surprise us?

No matter the many explanations, many girls grow up believing they are second-rate humans, and they are not made in the image of God because the church and heaven are so male-centric. Also, many boys grow up believing girls are lesser because of the paradigm. Even as an adult, the devil whispers "See? He loves your brothers more because they are made in His image. The men will make decisions and you will make cookies." I wish to believe that the God I love, whom I believe loves me, would not want me to have this deep seated pain in my soul and yet no apologetics lessen it.

If Christ wanted women priests he would’ve made it so. No pope has the authority to allow it, as it is a sacrament. JP II’s Ordinatio sacerdotalis explains it pretty well. The genius of men and women are different and they are complimentary. Women and men have different callings and roles, I would question more the motives of one who wants to be placed in such role simply because they are roles of men. Do you believe that women can have genuine calls to the priesthood?

Long ago Mary of Magdelene was considered an apostle by early Christian communities.

Thank you for the video.

Brother Casey! In July is my diserniment experience in Mexico. Thanks for all your videos and books!

Thanks for the video! I am an Episcopalian (in seminary for ordination), so I would obviously have a different view of this but I did not grow up Catholic so it is nice to have a better understanding of the Catholic perspective and learn about the important roles women can and should have in the Catholic Church. Love your channel!

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Entire video darted around the question so much...

I was surprised that you didn't mention "in persona Christi"

I am a Hispanic Traditional Catholic woman who does not approved the Priesthood of women. The only thing in our historic church that I think women stay away from is Priesthood. Anything else is okay with me. We must continue preserving and respecting our 2,020 years of tradition. God is always good. I pray to God to allow me to die before witnessing our traditional Catholic Church being ignore by wickedness. God loves. God bless you. 🙏🙏💪💪👼😇🤓😎❤️❤️💙💙

Men and women compliment each others not competing

Thank you for looking into and making a video on this topic

The issue is salvific. One who truly doesn't believe the Gospel will look elsewhere for their foundational identity. If the ultimate worth offered at the Cross of Christ is rejected, the default position turns to the culture for a definition of human value. It should be obvious that the whimsical nature of culture provides no solid footing.

Ridiculous excuse. Do you think God cares? Human beings care but God doesn't care. I am from the Anglican Church of Canada. We hired our first female priest two years ago. She is doing just fine. A few months later, a woman was selected to be Bishop of our Diocese. Nothing changed other than the leader had a different style. Why do you think God cares about such petty things?

But Jesus also chose women. The early church just edited this out. This is why I am an Episcopalian, scripture, tradition and reason guiding us towards God’s will. Women make fine priests.

The question that should be asked is, why would anyone want to be allowed to do X, Y, or Z? is it for their own glory or the glory of God? In our society, some women want to be fathers, not for the children's good but in defiance of the norms.

I think the issue comes from the clericalism in the Church. One of my mentors as a kid was a Sister and she was honestly such a leader of our church. As I grew older, I learned that nuns and sisters do not hold very much organizational power in the Vatican and are still considered laypeople (which I’ve read people now distinguish them as leading “religious lives”, but still). Upon doing my own research, there’s cases for women clergy and there’s cases against it. One of the reasons I found that the early Church fathers didn’t want women priests was because they thought that having a woman priest was a denial of the literal nature of the Eucharist. In their context, and in the context of many ancient societies, blood rituals were always performed by men and was a parallel to pregnancy in women. Blood rituals were also used to establish lineages and we see this in the apostolic succession. Blood rituals were used to establish male lineages, which is interesting when you consider that the requirements of being seen as Jewish was to have a Jewish mother. Women didn’t need a ritual to pass down lineages because they could give birth. There’s a lot of things to consider when it comes to the tradition of the priesthood. Some argue that the blood ritual nature of the Eucharist means it has to be done by men. But we do live in a different societal context. Our society is not generally familiar with the gender-norms surrounding these rituals and that needs to be considered. Are we following tradition for tradition’s sake or are we looking at something more here? Would our society today think that the Eucharist isn’t the literal Body and Blood of Christ if the ritual was performed by a woman? These are all things to consider. Regardless, I think that women need to have more power in the Vatican, whether that come from the priesthood or elsewhere. I really hope that the office of women deacons are restored.

Hello Father Casey! I don't believe Women were called to be Priests, Bishops, or even Deacons. In my Women of Grace class at Church, I've learned that Women are called by God to be Mothers (in all shapes and forms) so that we can aid society and humankind from falling. Only Women have the ability to bring forth life from our Bodies...something Men will never be able to do. And let us not forget that there is a someone who holds far more Grace, Mercy, and Divine Love than any Apostle, and serves as an Intercessor for us to Christ. She is our Blessed Virgin Mother. A Woman.

This is one of my major sticking points when it comes to the church. I was baptized in 1969 into the Catholic Church and I feel that I belong to the church but I don't go to church and I don't do confession and I feel in many ways left out. I also watched a great movie about the changes that Vatican too brought about regarding nuns. Cutting out the nuns role is a death blow to the church. Women also want to serve and I think having nuns at every Church and having a mother and a father is the way forward for the church.

5:19 The priest and deacon both move diagonally towards the bishop.

I was waiting for you to reference Saint JP II “Theology of the Body” where he explains it so beautifully, and sensibility. Now days the younger generations won’t give in to “because that’s how it’s always been done” sort of answer. They need a deeply rooted explanation... “Theology of the Body” has it.

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Thank you for the clarifiacation

In the Bible, Jesus is called the Bridegroom and His Church is the Bride. If priests are 'in persona Christi' it makes perfect sense that only men are called to the priesthood, as women can't fulfill the role of Bridegroom. It's also been my experience that women are over represented in the average parish. They're lectors, altar servers, cantors and EMHC's. They teach catechism, are principals, teachers, run the choir, run the finances, head ministries, keep the calendar, are on the parish council, etc, etc. Take a look at the staff on any parish website and it's pretty much all women. As a woman, I'd actually prefer to see more men take on some of these roles. We're literally overrun with females!

So first the Church says we have a church in the first place to remain flexible and to be able to make decisions based partly on circumstances. Then the Church tells us, well, we have all these years of tradition, so we can’t change now. Then Pope Francis says he wants to look into having female deacons. How long has he been “studying” this issue? As a life long Catholic, I’ve concluded it’s an old boys club and it’s not going to change. If the sex abuse scandal that has wracked it from one end to the other didn’t tell church leaders that the old boys club wasn’t working, will anything?

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How about the privileged position that most women can have: bearing new human life and raising them on the altar of their life as mothers, raising faithful new souls up to God for eternity. For those who would go to Heaven, these mothers could then say: Lord, here are the bodies I bring to You and given up for You and Your glory. For many women, unfortunately, duped by the carrot sticks of feminism - exchanging the transient vain glory of some career, its material and popular glory for the children they may have had and may have raised instead of shuffling their children to be raised by strangers. Small wonder that by the time that many mothers are elderly, their children shuffle their parents off to nursing homes earlier than would otherwise be necessary, because they are chasing the same career dreams. True, some women are single not by choice, though they could marry or re-marry, but many choose the radical solo flight and bear its burdens.

After 5 years leading a construction mission in Central America for my US parish, I have seen the importance of women in keeping the Church alive there. In my area two priests were responsible for 75 small villages surrounding a central church. Each village had a chapel that was administered by a church delegate. About 75% of the delegates were women who handled baptisms, funerals, the liturgy of the word, and distributing communion.

Thanks for this video. Always love your work. Could you point towards some sources (or create a video) on these three follow-up questions? 1) How does the Church determine the boundaries of its living teaching authority? I think of that authority as primarily being derived from Peter being granted the power to bind and loose, but I can't think of scriptural examples that set limits on that binding and loosing that would put women's ordination on one side of the line and the many other changes over the last two thousand years on the other. Certainly there is a long tradition of decisions made by councils, bishops, and popes in which we might discern a pattern, but given that sacraments like auricular reconciliation don't show up until after the church had existed for many hundreds of years (much less being limited to a priest) I'm not sure how to draw the line so that women's priestly ordination is on one side but not the other nor am I aware of a document that examines the question from this angle. 2) Is there a requirement that the College of Electors be made up of cardinals? What is the authority for this requirement (doctrine or discipline)? What are the best arguments for limiting the College of Electors to cardinals (including the full history of papal elections)? 3) How should Catholics think about Canons? As a rule are they part of doctrine or simply a discipline? Is there a doctrinal reason that governance authority should be limited to priests (whether bishops or presbyters).

In my youthful days, I was an Altar boy. It was a position of privilege. We boys knew it and were proud of it. The girls could only look on in envy. At least, I presume they were envious. Consideration of their feelings would have been the furthest thing from our minds at that stage. We had more important things to worry about, like, whose turn was it to serve at the next wedding or funeral. Both days guaranteed a big pay-out, and we looked forward to both with similar eagerness.Eventually, my friends and I outgrew the surplice and soutane, and passed on our trade to the next generation of young men. On it went, this grand old tradition, until one fine day, there came a shock to the system ; girls appeared behind the Altar rails !First, there were one or two, but very soon, they practically took over the show. I guess they were making up for lost time. The boys, their 'special' status now a thing of the past, seemed to lose heart and almost disappeared from the scene.Indeed, it took a long time for things to balance out, and longer still for old warriors like myself and my childhood companions to accept the new scenario.However, while those memories will always be precious to us, we learned to live with the new reality, and if any of us have a daughter today, we would surely shed a tear of joy, to see her dressed in her surplice and soutane, serving Mass, behind the Altar rails.

I don’t know why I didn’t think of this the first time in watched, but where’d you get this picture? In other words, what church is this from that has the “bread” and women priests

I love your video!

I find it interesting that our Blessed Mother was specifically said to have been in the room with the apostles at Pentecost. Afterwards she is never mentioned again. I wonder what she did with her second dose of the Holy Spirit (the first being at the Annunciation).

Phoebe may have been called a deacon (diakonos) in Romans, but the same Greek word was used to describe Emperor Nero. It's unlikely that it had the same connotations then as it does today. We have to remain faithful to the Traditions, one of those being a male Diaconate. I'm not a fan of the tendency to (usually baselessly) claim "well the early Church did X" and ignore the other 2000 years of Church history/tradition. People need stability in the rapidly changing modern world, that's one of the reasons people cling to the Church, let's not marry Her to the age, lest She die in the next

There are some ministries in the that are not, "Official" . Many parishes have bereavement groups are for the most part women; that are the backbone for collations for friends and family to gather after the death of a loved one. (IMO their dedication to the ministry of the 6th Corporal Work of Mercy to; "Bury the Dead", is huge.) I've been a witness to these women that transform a parish basement into a warm and loving space to share their wonderful memories and be a time to heal the loss).

I'm a Lutheran priest from Finland and yes, a woman. And yes, it still raises some form of dispute still in my country and church. I only ask, why the Holy Spirit gives women the vocatio interna if it should be for nothing? Of course, every woman feeling the call could be wrong and selfish or something and understand the message from God in a wrong way, but I think that as a brother in ministry you know that it is a very cruel thing to say to anyone. I found your channel just recently and I enjoy it very much. May God bless you and your work!

Hi, Casey!!! I'm brazilian and I just discoverd your channel. I loved it. Congratulations from Brazil

As Catholic women, we could support the church in so many ways. We have an important role in our family as a praying pole. A Catholic family can stay faithful in their faith because of our constant prayers for our husband and children. In this world situation where the fast development of another religion and their teaching is so overwhelming, our prayers for our families for the sake of our Catholic church's future take a very important role. And I am privileged to take up that responsibility. I don't need female priests.

1 Timothy 2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.[1]

Ever since the 1994 document, I've been praying for God to explicitly tell the Pope that he should allow ordination of women, by whatever method is necessary to prove to whichever pope it is that it's not just some bad tuna-induced dream but a real message from God that needs to be taken seriously. Refusing to allow women in the priesthood, in this day and age, is unjust and when you then take into consideration the crisis in vocations, nonsensical.

Serious question: Is the sui generis nature of gender part if the calculus?

My understanding is that the priest acts in persona Christi when celebrating the sacraments. Since Christ IS a man a woman cannot act in persona Christi. Mary serves as the penultimate role of women in the Church and should always be followed as that example. She is the Queen of Heaven. God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Two of the persons in the Trinity are explicitly male. This issue is not about equality. It's about power. I remember this same temptation played out in Genesis.

In English (maybe it is not so in US variant of English) the plural of Diocese is Diocese; when singular it is pronounced 'dio-ses' (or 'dio-sis') and when plural it is pronounced as 'dio-sees'.

I remember receiving a call from a Catholic friend saying that Pope John Paul II said infallibly that women can't be ordained priests and quit talking about it. But some parishioners at a church I attended believed that women should be allowed to be priests. I wanted them to accept what the Pope said, even though I'm a (pro life) feminist.

In my opinion i really find priests as men more spiritually nurturing as representations of a/the father, and women mostly unable to take on the symbol of the father to be inadequate in some regards to, at least my, spiritual needs. Women also have their role and important positions in one's life, but priesthood is not one of them. At least that's how i feel about the matter

Both women and men can become contemplatives/mystics in any walk of life. Why this clamoring to take on a priestly vocation simply in the name of "equality"?

Let’s also not forget that in Exodus, God chose Aaron (a man) and his sons (also men) to be ordained priests to serve Him.

I am a Christian, and I agree with the RCC (Catholics) that Women should not be the HEAD of the CHURCH of GOD in Christ Jesus or be ordained as Priestess... why?... It is not about yours, theirs, or even my interpretation of the Bible, but the "WILL OF GOD."... (Matt. 7:21), "He who does the WILL of My (Christ) Father (God) will enter the Kingdom of Heaven"... "Matt. 12:50), "He who does the WILL of MY (Christ) Father (God) is my Brother, Sister, and Mother." We (mankind) have no right, to QUESTION God, nor to Challenge God's WILL... Some will ask, is God a racist?... a male chauvinist?... why St. Paul said this and that regarding women?... ETC... God has His REASONS why: 1. God created Man (Adam) first before Woman (Eve) from the dust thru God's Image and Likeness... (Gen. 2:7) 2. God commanded Adam to Rule over God's Creation (Ruler of the World) and to name all God's creation, and whatever name Adam gave so shall be their names... (Gen. 2:19-20) 3. It was from Man's Body/flesh and Blood that Woman was created (formed)... (Gen. 2:21-24) 4. The Glory of Woman is Man, the Glory of Man is Christ, the Glory of Christ is God... (1 Corin. 11:7) 5. It was the Woman who was deceived by Satan (serpent) and the FIRST to fall short (sinned) in the Glory of God. (Gen. 3 / 1 Tim 2:14) 6. The WILL of God is that Man to be the HEAD of the Family/Household of Mankind... (Eph. 5:22-23 / 1 Corin 11:3 / 7. The WILL of God that His Only Begotten SON (Christ Jesus) be the HEAD/GROOM of God's CHURCH... (Eph. 1:22) 8. God promised and had chosen ABRAHAM (not Sarah) to be the Father of All Nations of the World... (Gen. 17:5) Other LOGICAL Reasons why: (supported by the Bible) 1. St. Paul said, "Women in Faith," should KEEP SILENT (keep quiet) in God's Church (1 Corin. 14:34 / 1 Tim. 2: 11-15)... logically if you ordain women, they have the right to speak out about any Church matters and decisions. 2. Christ had chosen 12 MALE Apostles (no female Apostles but women can do "discipleship," like Mary Magdalene, Prescilla, etc.)... logically speaking, Christ obeys the WILL of His Father. 3. If God allowed both Man (Husband) and Woman (Wife) to be the HEAD of the Family... logically, who will take the Surname of their Children?... it will be CHAOS to have 2 Captains on a SHIP. 4. God created the PHYSIOLOGICAL and BIOLOGICAL Structure of Man GREATER than Women (not mental/psychological structure, I.Q.)... Logically, Man's Physique, Skeletal and Muscular Systems are Greater than Women, which is why women do not compete with Male Transgender in Physical Sports (not mental sports like Chess/Quiz games, etc.)... therefore "Physical Strenght" to Head the Family and to Head God's Church is preferred by God... why?... Women are WEAKER VESSELS (1 Peter 3:7) 5. God knew, if Men are susceptible to temptation, Women are more susceptible to temptation because Satan often used Women as Satan's OLDEST TRICK, since the beginning of her downfall in the Garden of Eden, to get Men in Satan's favor/power... logical example PORNOGRAPHY, what is the ratio?... 1:100... 1 male to 100 female porno artists... As the old saying goes, "Man's downfall is due to his weakness to Woman"... supported Biblically... Story of Adam and Eve, Samson and Delilah, Esther and the Persian King, etc... Have you ever wondered, why Companies in the Merchandise Business (ex. food/clothing) preferred more SALESLADIES than SALESMEN in Shopping malls, Fine Dining/Bars (waitresses), Groceries/Department stores, etc.?... you do the logic. 6. Logically, there were no Priestesses (Female Priests) chosen by God to work/administer in God's TABERNACLE/SANCTUARY/ALTAR since Moses accepted the 10 commandments of God at Mt. Sinai even up to now, but women can be Prophetess/Judge like Miriam (sister of Aaron = 1st High Priest) the first Prophetess and Deborah the first female Judge of the Jews/Israel... 7. Finally, God wants "Women of Faith" to always WEAR their VIRTUE of "MODESTY and SUBMISSION" to their HUSBAND and to the HEAD (Christ) of God's Church... Amen... Conclusion: it is not about what the Bible says that matters most, but it is a MATTER of GOD'S WILL... not yours, not theirs, not mine... but GOD'S WILL be done... that is the main ISSUE here... if we LOVE God, no argument, and no debate, no compromise, just OBEY and FOLLOW God's WILL... Like Christ had said to His Father, "NOT MY WILL BUT YOURS BE DONE." Let us Follow Christ's Examples... Facts and Truth, Biblically speaking... Amen...