New Vatican Condemnation of Ordination of Priestesses

May 29, 2008
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
General Decree
Regarding the offense of attempted holy ordination of a woman
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in order to safeguard the nature and validity of the sacrament of holy orders, and in virtue of the special faculty conferred upon the congregation by the supreme authority [...]

Priesthood of all believers

Q. What does the “priesthood of all believers” mean?
A. All of God’s people, both Old and New, are members of a priesthood.
In Exodus 19:6“…and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation,” refers to the Israelites of the Old Testament. In the New Testament, I Peter 2:9 (“But you [...]

The Church Should Have Priestesses…er…Womenpriests

Q. To quote Bob Dylan,“The Times They Are A Changing.”And it matters not if the official postion is based on fiction or perception. Today, a women almost anywhere, can become the President of a nation. Ordain her or lose her is the only viable option.
A.The Christian Faith, Catholic or Protestant is NOT about “keeping up [...]

Archbishop Raymond Burke

J.C Corcoran Here commented on Fox News in St. Louis, Mo. No doubt this was occasioned by the recent excommunication announcement of the two women who attempted to be ordained to the Catholic Priesthood by a female who thinks she is a Catholic bishop, in the diocese of His Reverence Archbishop Raymond [...]

Why Can’t Women be Catholic Priests? Part 2

Q. Why won’t the Catholic Church ordain women to the priesthood?
A. There is no precedent for it. Jesus never ordained a woman to the priesthood. He chose all males as His apostles-the first Christian priests. This choice was not about men being superior to women. It was not about Jesus being afraid to buck the [...]

Why Can’t Women be Catholic Priests?

Q. Why can’t women be Catholic Priestesses?
A. Jesus’ choice to be born male was not accidental or arbitrary. First of all, in the sacrificial system of Israel the Sin Offering and the Passover Lamb were always perfect MALES. Other offerings could be either male or female but not the Passover Lamb or the Sin [...]

Why Can’t Women be Ordained to the Priesthood???

Q. Why won’t the Catholic Church ordain women to the priesthood?

A. Because she cannot.
Q. Why not?

A. For the simple reason that the seven sacraments were given to us by Jesus. The Church did not invent them and, therefore, she cannot change them. Valid sacraments must use the same WORDS and ACTIONS used by Jesus. We [...]