and there isnt any evidence to show that they didnt
Maybe you can’t find any evidence, but we certainly do have a lot of evidence. The Catholic Church has a vast library of literary works, from the earliest days of the Church, up to modern times. From the Gospels and the rest of the books of the New Testament, to the earliest works of the
Early Church Fathers. And, they continue on throughout the centuries to modern day. There are many amazing books and other works written by Saints like Justin-Martyr, St. Augustine, and St. Ignatius, from the earliest times. Then, we have those from the middle ages, like Thomas a Kempis, St. Thomas Aquinas and a whole host of others down to today, where we have men like Scott Hahn and Mike Aquilina, just to name a few.
Among all of those (who were obviously all men), there were also many writings from women Saints, like St. Teresa of Avila, who is considered to be a Doctor of the Church, St. Therese the Little Flower, who became a great Saint by following her “little” way, and many, many more. But, in all of those writings, I would dare say you will most likely never find any mention of women being priests. Women are certainly not absent from the history of the Catholic Church, by any means. There have been many thousands of great women in the Church, but you’ve probably never heard of most of them, because you’ve most likely never looked for them. You might want to pick up a few books about those heroic women who are great Saints and read them, before you make any judgements about the role of women in the Catholic Church.
Men and women are completely different because that’s how God created us. We are each called to serve God in different ways, because that’s the way He wants it done. Men serve God as Priests and Bishops because they personify Jesus as He relates to His people. They do this especially during the Mass, when they offer up the Body and Blood of Jesus to the Father. Jesus is the role model for them. Call me crazy, but, in my humble opinion a woman can never do that, no matter how well she can teach people about the Word of God (Jesus).
The role model for women in the Catholic Church (and for all Christians) is Mary. She was always there with Jesus, serving Him in her own way. She humbly lead the holy women, and taught them what to do to serve the Apostles, so they could concentrate on preaching the Gospel, performing Baptisms and other sacraments, and whatever else Jesus needed them to do. Even after Jesus had ascended into Heaven, Mary and the holy women took care of everything that the Apostles needed to fulfill their ministry. They were also the ones who devoted much of their time to prayer, so that the Gospel could be spread and people could be converted from their sinful ways, by following Jesus.
The common denominator in all of them is their deep love of prayer, and of God. Neither role is any less important than the other, they’re just different. Jesus said that Mary Magdalen chose “the better way”, meaning the way of the contemplative life of prayer and dedication to God. She was one of those holy women that followed the example of Mary, who all loved Jesus more than anything else in the world, just like Mary did. They didn’t need to be ‘preachers’ to teach people how to love and follow Jesus. They did it by their own example, and by sharing their own love for Him with others. Some dedicated their entire lives to God by becoming Nuns (and men by becoming Monks), while others chose to follow God by living a holy family life, and raising children. That’s the way it has always been done in the Catholic Church, because it works. If it didn’t, there wouldn’t be a Catholic Church, today.
If I do understand you than you are wrong. Jesus indeed established a priesthood. Jesus said “Do this in memory of me” fulfilling the Passover "14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial, and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD; throughout your generations ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.’