Catholic Church Views of Ordaining Women
CATHOLIC CHURCH VIEWS OF ORDAINING WOMEN
Sexism in the Catholic Church
In partial fulfillment of the requirement for REL201
Professor
Date May 2007
Abstract
The purpose of this brief is to provide you with an overview of how the Catholic Church view women being ordained in the church. The views are based on the traditional and doctrinal references that the Catholic religion is based on. The views are from various resources such as the Roman Catholic Church in the Vatican, Pope John Paul II, and the newly elected Pope Benedict XVI. The views described in this brief are based on the traditions of old and their refusal to change the traditions to fit for the twentieth century.
SEXISM IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Sexism in the Catholic Church can be described in various ways. Sexism in the Catholic Church can be described as favoritism toward gender, Slavery, Ethnicity, even age. The dictionary term for sexism is defined as “discrimination against people on the basis of sex; discrimination against, and prejudice stereotyping of women.”(Webster New World Dictionary, 1988) The focus of this paper will deal with the issue of women in the Catholic Church not being able to have a ministerial role in the church. The catholic doctrine belief is based on the fact Jesus Christ only chose men to be his disciples and apostles. Being that the catholic beliefs are doctrine and tradition this is the base for their reason to keep women from becoming ordain ministers as well as priest. The Roman Catholic Church and the Pope refuses to ordain women based on these facts. The Church always followed this example of Christ, both in the apostolic times and even now in the twentieth century. A whole ideology was evolved very early in the European history to justify the suppression of women. Christianity was germinated in parts of Europe were some men had
Sexism in the Catholic Church
In partial fulfillment of the requirement for REL201
Professor
Date May 2007
Abstract
The purpose of this brief is to provide you with an overview of how the Catholic Church view women being ordained in the church. The views are based on the traditional and doctrinal references that the Catholic religion is based on. The views are from various resources such as the Roman Catholic Church in the Vatican, Pope John Paul II, and the newly elected Pope Benedict XVI. The views described in this brief are based on the traditions of old and their refusal to change the traditions to fit for the twentieth century.
SEXISM IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH Sexism in the Catholic Church can be described in various ways. Sexism in the Catholic Church can be described as favoritism toward gender, Slavery, Ethnicity, even age. The dictionary term for sexism is defined as “discrimination against people on the basis of sex; discrimination against, and prejudice stereotyping of women.”(Webster New World Dictionary, 1988) The focus of this paper will deal with the issue of women in the Catholic Church not being able to have a ministerial role in the church. The catholic doctrine belief is based on the fact Jesus Christ only chose men to be his disciples and apostles. Being that the catholic beliefs are doctrine and tradition this is the base for their reason to keep women from becoming ordain ministers as well as priest. The Roman Catholic Church and the Pope refuses to ordain women based on these facts. The Church always followed this example of Christ, both in the apostolic times and even now in the twentieth century. A whole ideology was evolved very early in the European history to justify the suppression of women. Christianity was germinated in parts of Europe were some men had
References: James Barr, (1993) Biblical Faith and Natural Theology: Natural Theology accepted for the basis of the bible within the Old Testament Pope Benedict XVI George Brantl, (1962) Ann Pezullo and Donna Quinn Protest Targets Church Sexism: Posted 11:31 am CDT April 18, 2005 Paul David Dunn and Robert H. Schuller (1996) Bible: The New Possibility Thinkers Bible, New King James Version Victoria Newfeldt and David B. Guralnik Webster New World Dictionary, Cleveland and New York (1988) Father John Wijngaards: (1986) Did Christ rule out women priests? The Catholic Church does not admit women to Sacred Orders.