Why are women still not allowed to preach in the Catholic church?

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   LindaQ79posted 11 years ago

   Why are women still not allowed to preach in the Catholic church?

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   FatFreddysCatposted 11 years ago

   Cuz a bunch of guys in Rome who wear funny hats say theyre not allowed to. Or something like that.

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   DDEposted 11 years ago

   Interesting question also  the women in the Catholic church  sit on one side of the church and the men  on their side. The tradition is preserved.

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      sheilamyersposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Perhaps in some churches. Most catholic churches I've been to do not have this rule.

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   LindaQ79posted 11 years ago

   I think it's because they are still stuck in the olden days. I have left the Catholic church because of it.

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      freeradicalsteveposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      So if women were allowed to preach you would go back?

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      LindaQ79posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      No probably not. They have too many things I don't agree with.

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   mcbelposted 11 years ago

   Not sure. There's nothing in the bible about preachers, at least from what I've read. Finding problems within a practice such as this is like trying to find the nonsense in a book called 'Nonsense in the Catholic Church'.

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   sheilamyersposted 11 years ago

   Right off the top of my head I can't think of the chapters and verses. What it comes down to is that the Catholic church still views the role of priest as a man's job. It's along the lines of the husband is to be the leader of his household as Jesus is the leader of the church. Jesus was male and the leader of the disciples. All of the original twelve disciples were men. They in turn taught men to be leaders in the individual church gatherings. As a side note, I believe this all to be a held over tradition from Judaism - which is the original religion followed by the disciples and some continued to follow many of the Jewish traditions, celebrations, and rituals.
   
   Your question could also be asked to some of the other Christian denominations because there are others which also do not allow women to be preachers, elders, deacons, etc. In my opinion, as long as the person, male or female, knows the Bible, teaches what it teaches, and lives their lives by what they teach, they should be recognized and ordained as a priest or pastor.

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   Jess Marie Clareposted 11 years ago

   Because the Catholic Church as a whole is still extremely misogynistic and sees women as lesser beings than men.

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