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In contrast to the ordination of women to the Catholic priesthood, the ordination of women to the diaconate is being actively discussed by Catholic scholars, [49] and theologians, as well as senior clergy. The historical evidence points to women serving in ordained roles from its earliest days in both the Western Church as well as the Eastern ...
Ordinatio sacerdotalis (English: Priestly ordination) is an apostolic letter issued by Pope John Paul II on 22 May 1994. In this document, John Paul II discussed the Catholic Church's position requiring "the reservation of priestly ordination to men alone" and wrote that "the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women".
Oath and covenant of the priesthood; Oath of vengeance; Vow of obedience; P. Papal Oath (Constitutio Romana) Papal profession of faith (late 7th century) Penalty ...
The Moravian Church ordains women. [87] The Czechoslovak Hussite Church ordains women. The Seventh-day Adventist Church officially does not ordain women in most of the world, but in regions of the United States, the Netherlands, parts of Germany, and China may occasionally ordain women. These ordinations are considered irregular and are not ...
Law concerning women suspected of adultery (Numbers 5:11-31) Law of the "Little Passover" (Numbers 9:9-14) Laws concerning the duties and revenue of priests and Levites (Numbers 18) Law concerning the daughters of Zelophehad and inheritance (Numbers 27:1-11) Law concerning oaths (Numbers 30) The giving of 48 cities to the Levits (Numbers 35:1-8)
It is church doctrine that the priesthood must strive to fulfill the grace given to them with the gift of the "laying on of hands" in the most perfect that they can. But the Church teaches that the reality and effectiveness of the sacraments of the church, ministered by the presbyters, do not depend upon personal virtue, but upon the presence of Christ who acts in his church by the Holy Spirit.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the largest church in the movement, restricts its priesthood to men, as do most of the other Latter Day Saint denominations. An exception is the Community of Christ , the second largest denomination of the movement, which began ordaining women to all of its priesthood offices in 1984.
Although the office (if not the role) seems to no longer be generally viewed as an actual office, the church could reverse this perception if it so wished, as its existence is provided for in church scripture, and it could be argued that since it is a scriptural office of priesthood (as opposed to simply a position held by a priesthood member ...