The Church teaches that women cannot be priests because of the example set by Jesus in selecting the apostles. So why are women allowed communion?

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Fauken said:
Not quite. St. Thomas Aquinas goes into detail about it than I can give and I don’t think I can explain it well. I know he explains it here, but I can’t remember what he means by animation (I think it’s before a body is given a soul?). A Thomistic expert is welcomed to clarify and correct me.
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I am sure he means ‘quickening’ when the movement of the foetus is first felt. He thought that was the point of ‘ensoulment’. The Church has a different view today.
 
Neither does it indicate that only men were present. With the feeding of the 5000, the group is specifically mentioned as a group of 5000 men, though Matthew alone mentions that there were also women and children. Still, the distinction has been made in scripture.
 
Either way, from the beginning of her existence, or when her soul was imbued in her body, she still required God as her savior.
 
FCPR said:
I think having only men receive the body and blood of Christ would make our Church stronger. However to be “fair”, just as in Jesus’s time there were women in the crowds, Catholic women could still attend Mass to hear the word of the Lord…
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I’m sorry, but this is ludicrous.
 
As far as we know the Twelve were the only ones that Jesus personally ordained as priests. Does that mean no other men, ever, could be priests? Or were they only the first?

Only men were present at the Last Supper. In no way does that mean only men were permitted to receive the Eucharist. The Twelve were only the first to receive.
 
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FiveLinden said:
Yes but he was talking to a men-only gathering. Maybe only men should do this to have life in them. And I think the Catholic view is that Mary did not need to be saved, as there was never anything to save her from.
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Uh.
First, He was talking to a Jews-only gathering. Does that mean only Jews need eat His body and drink His blood?

Second, Mary needed to be saved as much as anyone else. She was granted the Immaculate Conception, that she was free from Original Sin: but it was God’s favor that did that for her. She couldn’t have had it on her own.
 
FCPR said:
I think having only men receive the body and blood of Christ would make our Church stronger. However to be “fair”, just as in Jesus’s time there were women in the crowds, Catholic women could still attend Mass to hear the word of the Lord…
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FiveLinden said:
He gave his body and blood only to men. Why does this not indicate that women should not receive communion?
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Respectfully opinion only. Stand to be corrected but have this question.

Respectfully opinion only>> In the time of Jesus >>High Priest or Priest (male) were the only ones who could offer up the>> Holy Sacred Sacrifice >>from their hands>>>>>unto the Lord >>>> His ordained Holy Priest>>>>were the only ones allowed on His Holy Altar, never was the laity or in Jesus time>>>right all throughout the Bible?

So why are Woman>>> then allowed to handle>The Sacred Holy Sacrifice, offered up unto The Lord?
Woman are now handling and handing out >> Holy Communion, Sacred Most Holy Body of Christ>>> to the laity, taking on the very>>>Sacred Holy Roles preformed only by His Priest, right?
Sacred Holy Rituals which God, has choosen Priest only to preform and will be accepted into His Hands? Sorry confused.
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As being stated, that Woman cannot be Priest, because of the Priestly Laws, yet are the Priest obeying their own God given Priestly Laws themselves?
Woman are preforming, handing out from their hands>>>>The Holy Sacred Offering unto the Lord>>>which was commanded by God, within His Leviticus Priestly Laws, be done only by >>>>>>>>HIS Holy Priest, doing so upon His Holy Altar?
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Asking are >>>>Woman already performing as Priest, Priestly duties>>Sacred Holy Rituals, Sacraments>>which is Holy Communion>>>>>>>>>>>>> commanded to be fully performed according by His>> Priestly Laws given unto them, from God?

Commanded within His own Holy Priestly Laws are to be obeyed, followed within>> The Priestly Laws of Leviticus, to be able to do so?

Leviticus is full of His Holy Priestly Laws to be obeyed and what will or not >>be acceptable into His hands, right?

Peace 🙂
 
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Why do you put fair in quotations marks? Isn’t fairness a quality of God?
 
Listen to Called to Communion with Dr David Anders (EWTN). It was up on one of the programmes (can’t remember which day but start with Thursday and Friday) this week again. Common theme every couple of weeks… He has one of the best explanations I have ever heard.

There are lots of posts on www.catholic.com Just type in “Why women can’t be priests” in the search field.

Simple reason why women can’t be priests is that women can’t be fathers just as men can’t be mothers. There is the complementarity of men and women, fathers and mothers, bride and bridegroom. No one more important or better than the other but both are equally needed in the Kingdom of God. If there where only men then creation is not whole just as creation is not whole if there are only women. We have different roles as men and women because we have been created differently.

We (male and female) are all baptised priest, king and prophet and part of the “ordinary priesthood” but women are not part of the sacramental priesthood which comes with ordination to deacon, priest, bishop to only some men but not every baptised man.
 
Care to elaborate?

In what way would it strengthen the Church if fully half of Her members are denied salvation.

Christ was very specific when He said that only those who choose to eat His body and drink His blood would have eternal life. Those who choose to. Now you want to remove that choice from half of the human population?

Wow. Just when I think I heard or read it all out comes a whopper.
 
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During the Last Supper, Jesus instituted the priesthood. Every year on the Thursday or it could be another day just before Easter (if the diocese is physically large) priests renew their priestly vows in front of their bishop during the Chrism mass where the oils are blessed. Continuity for almost 2000 years. Isn’t that cool?
 
The Mass can still be “masculine” and allow women to receive the Eucharist. I don’t see how women receiving would contribute to it either way.
 
Zaccheus said:
First, He was talking to a Jews-only gathering. Does that mean only Jews need eat His body and drink His blood?
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Very good point. Why, if the ordination of women is not possible because of the example he set, is the ordination of gentiles possible? Was Paul in his teaching consistent?
 
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