Catholic Gender Roles

Throughout history there has been a deep tradition in the Catholic religion of men to take on a major influencing role in the community, while women only have a few positions to be a part of. It has been said that Christ had other positions for women, as they are to play a part of spreading the Gospel and spread the news that Christ has risen. However, women are limited to how they are able to spread their readings, as they can spread the word but not in a teaching way. Time and time again Pope John II and the Vatican have denied the idea of a women priest. He reasoned that the Apostles of Christ were only men; also, the church had limitations since they do not have the authority or the power to allow a female priest and has stated that