What is the scriptural argument for the ordination of women?

[ltwin]

LOL! Ok, lets see…Tertullian was instrumental in not allowing women into ordination of any sort within the RCC from the late century!

After…he pushed Montanist, of course.

The founder of Montanism was Montanus had he 2 women Priests, Priscilla and Maximilla and the three of them began the “New Prophecy”, of the Trinitarian concept, 3 heads, 1 substance…

I know Tertullian did not like everything Montanist implied or said, however, Tertullian became a Montanist… and he also began the term, and creed of the (Latin Western), of the “Trinity”.

Therefore, Tertullian was against women in ordination as a part accepted in Montanism, but, explained and elevated the Trinity concept, of 3 heads, 1 substance in the Roman Catholic Church.

Specifically read his, De Carne Christi and De Resurrectiona Carnis and lastly, Tertullian’s Adversus Praxlam. Peace

I’m pretty sure Maximilla and Priscilla did not consider themselves priests. I could be wrong. They were prophetesses. Montanism actually started out very orthodox. The problem was that they were extremely strict–they were stricter than the Catholic/Orthodox Church was. Later on, Montanists did develop a church hierarchy which had women in positions such as priests. But this developed after Montanus, Maximilla, and Priscilla.

 

[KathleenGee]

Then Cardinal Ratzinger was interviewed and a booklet came out called, ‘The Ratzinger Report’. He speaks of women as the protected gender, and how the North American apostolic sisters lost their vocations in recent times, but the more traditional and contemplative sisters did not.

I also found more contemplative lay women more devoted to the Blessed Mother, active but in a quiet way.

I think an issue is that a man under the bondage of original sin is not going to take any directive from any woman…but atleast he respects the priest because he is a man…