Is the attempted ordination of women in a non-Catholic Church morally wrong?

[Edmundus1581]

So then there would be no objection from the Roman Catholic Church if another Church (or ecclesial community) were to attempt to ordain women, such as the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Old Catholic Church, or the Anglican Church?

Clearly not, as when the Anglican communion was debating women’s ordination, Rome did object, and sent a warning that this move would endanger ecumenical efforts. As I recall, Rome only mentioned the ecumenical implications, rather than the issue itself. If so, I am sure that this restraint was due to diplomacy only.

AFAIK, the issue has not come up with the Eastern Orthodox, or Old Catholic Church. I cannot speculate on what Rome would do if it were to come up.

I may be reading too much into this, but the document, in English translation, refers to “delicts” against the sacraments, so it is restricting its judgement only to those crimes for which it, Rome, is the juridicial authority. In my reading, Rome is only exercising jurisdiction on its own subjects.

This is all assuming the premise of John Paul II’s binding Apostolic Letter that the Church only has authority to ordain women. The only dispute is about whether the attempt to ordain women by other communities is some sort of crime. In my reading, the church has been deliberately silent on this.

If the church has been silent, as I believe it has, then it is probably best for us to follow its lead. But you do know wrong in asking.

 

[Edmundus1581]

Yikes! one of my worst typos ever! “Know wrong” is the absolute opposite of “no wrong”…!

Sorry, it was just a quick remark added at the end of what I was really thinking about - and I checked everything except for it!

 

[mdgspencer]

I don’t think the Catholic Church wants to try to interfere in the internal operations of another religious group. The Catholic Church did warn that the Anglican’s ordination of women could interfere with efforts to unify with that church, as a preceding poster mentioned, but the Catholic Church never declared that their ordaining women was wrong.

 

[sidbrown]

Clearly not, as when the Anglican communion was debating women’s ordination, Rome did object, and sent a warning that this move would endanger ecumenical efforts. As I recall, Rome only mentioned the ecumenical implications, rather than the issue itself. If so, I am sure that this restraint was due to diplomacy only.

AFAIK, the issue has not come up with the Eastern Orthodox, or Old Catholic Church. I cannot speculate on what Rome would do if it were to come up.

I may be reading too much into this, but the document, in English translation, refers to “delicts” against the sacraments, so it is restricting its judgement only to those crimes for which it, Rome, is the juridicial authority. In my reading, Rome is only exercising jurisdiction on its own subjects.

This is all assuming the premise of John Paul II’s binding Apostolic Letter that the Church only has authority to ordain women. The only dispute is about whether the attempt to ordain women by other communities is some sort of crime. In my reading, the church has been deliberately silent on this.

If the church has been silent, as I believe it has, then it is probably best for us to follow its lead. But you do know wrong in asking.

I thought that the Old Catholic Church did ordain women under some circumstances?

 

[joandarc2008]

I thought that the Old Catholic Church did ordain women under some circumstances?

There were some female deacons but it is unclear as to whether or not they received ordination or just did the duties during baptisms which were full immersion at the time.

 

[sidbrown]

There were some female deacons but it is unclear as to whether or not they received ordination or just did the duties during baptisms which were full immersion at the time.

I thought that Maria Vittoria Longhitano was ordained a priest in the Old Catholic Church?

 

[Just_Lurking]

There were some female deacons but it is unclear as to whether or not they received ordination or just did the duties during baptisms which were full immersion at the time.

You are thinking of the early Church.

The Old Catholic Church is a split-off from around the time of Vatican I, a few hundred years ago.