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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

Doreen

(11,686 posts)

3. That is exactly what I have been saying for years.

Reply to thucythucy (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 6, 2021, 01:30 PM

Feb 2021

The only thing stopping women from being priests is male dominance.

Not letting priests be married is stupid also. I think priests would do better if they could marry. It would help them stay connected more to the reality of life around them. Hard to Council someone on family issues when they have never had their own.

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I didn't know Heaven had a glass ceiling Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #1

The two reforms he could enact immediately thucythucy Feb 2021 #2

That is exactly what I have been saying for years. Doreen Feb 2021 #3

Interesting counter-view to that. shrike3 Feb 2021 #4

There's another reason why the requirment to be celebate is so harmful, thucythucy Feb 2021 #6

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children says priests are no more likely to abuse shrike3 Feb 2021 #8

My sister in law is a Lutheran pastor and I saw it work out Doreen Feb 2021 #7

Glad to hear that. It was a rather surprising statement, so I thought I'd bring it up. It's a shrike3 Feb 2021 #9

It certainly wouldn't solve all problems. But it would likely solve the clergy shortage. shrike3 Feb 2021 #5