Originally posted by Shadow:
Does it seem oppressive to you that women aren't allowed to be priests? I'm just curious, and am open to any opinions.
JD
Yes and yes, I find it paternalistic and unrealistic to think that a woman could not be as an effective a priest as a man. When you exclude roughly fifty (+) percent of your followers from holding the higher offices in your church, it's obvious that there is something wrong with the system....at least to me. Of course having to share the power structure at the top with women is a total anathema concept to the Catholic church leaders so I don't expect it to change any time soon but it's just one of the many reasons I can no longer take their religion seriously, despite being born and raised R.C.
