Except women.
Because… you know… Jesus didn’t appoint one as an apostle.
Therefore, screw ’em.
Says the Vatican.
The Vatican issued its most explicit decree so far against the ordination of female priests on Thursday, punishing them and the bishops who try to ordain them with automatic excommunication.
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A Vatican spokesman said the decree made the church’s existing ban on female priests more explicit by clarifying that excommunication would follow all such ordinations.
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Rev. Tom Reese, a senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University, said he thought the decree was meant to send a warning to the growing number of Catholics who favor admitting women to the priesthood.
“I think the reason they’re doing this is that they’ve realized there is more and more support among Catholics for ordaining women, and they want to make clear that this is a no-no,” Reese said.
As submitter infideljoe writes: “Archie Bunker would be so proud.”
This all makes me wonder what role women are allowed to play in the Catholic Church…
[tags]atheist, atheism[/tags]