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Why only men?

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anvandare 8y ago
Because for all of history and across cultures and civilizations, women have never been considered equal to men (socially or legally) - with the odd exception/legend here and there, of course. "Because you're a woman and women can't do that" - "Why?" - "Because they can't." is what it boils down to. Now for a more interesting stroll through Canon Law: (1) The pope is the Bishop of Rome, and is (always) already a bishop (but if not, is immediately ordained as a bishop (Can. 332)[1]). (2) Only men who have had the sacraments of baptism and confirmation (Can. 1033)[2] can receive the sacrament of ordination (Can. 1024)[3] and thus be bishops. This has been reaffirmed (in 1994-1995)[4][5] as being part of the deposit of faith (i.e. Dogma). In addition, anyone who tries to confer a sacred order to a woman (and the woman in question) are latae sententiae (implicitly) excommunicated.[6] [1] http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P16.HTM http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P16.HTM [2] http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3R.HTM http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3R.HTM [3] http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3P.HTM http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3P.HTM [4] http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1994/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_22051994_ordinatio-sacerdotalis.html http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1... [5] http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/teach/ordisace2.htm http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/teach/ordisace2.htm [6] http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20071219_attentata-ord-donna_en.html http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/docum... Of course, there's still the legend of Pope Joan[7] [7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Joan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Joan
- lawrenceyan 8y ago
  Very informative. Thank you for taking the time to write this in addition to citing everything!

Why only men?

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Because for all of history and across cultures and civilizations, women have never been considered equal to men (socially or legally) - with the odd exception/legend here and there, of course. "Because you're a woman and women can't do that" - "Why?" - "Because they can't." is what it boils down to. Now for a more interesting stroll through Canon Law: (1) The pope is the Bishop of Rome, and is (always) already a bishop (but if not, is immediately ordained as a bishop (Can. 332)[1]). (2) Only men who have had the sacraments of baptism and confirmation (Can. 1033)[2] can receive the sacrament of ordination (Can. 1024)[3] and thus be bishops. This has been reaffirmed (in 1994-1995)[4][5] as being part of the deposit of faith (i.e. Dogma). In addition, anyone who tries to confer a sacred order to a woman (and the woman in question) are latae sententiae (implicitly) excommunicated.[6] [1] http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P16.HTM http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P16.HTM [2] http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3R.HTM http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3R.HTM [3] http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3P.HTM http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3P.HTM [4] http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1994/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_22051994_ordinatio-sacerdotalis.html http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1... [5] http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/teach/ordisace2.htm http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/teach/ordisace2.htm [6] http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20071219_attentata-ord-donna_en.html http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/docum... Of course, there's still the legend of Pope Joan[7] [7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Joan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Joan

lawrenceyan 8y ago
Very informative. Thank you for taking the time to write this in addition to citing everything!