Sscrament of Holy Orders

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WE HAVE A DEBATE ABOUT “CAN A WOMEN RECEIVE THE HOLY SACRAMENT OF ORDERS?”
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE?

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No they cannot. The proper matter for ordination is a baptized male.
 
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No, women cannot be ordained. The Church has proclaimed this is Divine Law and so even if a particular pope wanted to change things he cannot. The Church states quite categorically that this sacrament is reserved to viri.

On this topic I prefer to use the Latin word viri because it is more precise. In English ‘man’ has two meanings. It can refer to all humans (Latin: homo) or to adult male humans (Latin: viri). I believe the Latin word here makes the Church’s dogma clearer. There is no fudging by saying ‘man’ can incorporate all adult humans and thus women.
 
Women cannot be ordained as priests. There is some question about whether they can have ordained as deacons and the Pope currently has a commission studying the issue.
 
I’m not sure who “we” is or why there is a debate.

This was settled definitively by John Paul II twenty-five years ago.
 
In the Mass the priest acts in persona Christii. God chose to manifest himself on earth as a male therefore a priest has to be male. That is the simplest way to explain it to someone who thinks it’s a feminism issue. I am 100% positive that God is not sexist.
 
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