Why can't women be priests?

[coolcatholicguy]

We can’t women become priests in The Catholic Church when they can in some Protestant Churches. Is there any passage from The Bible or The Catechism of The Catholic Church specifically against women priests?

 

[Leonie_Ambrose]

coolcatholicguy,

The following link should assist you in better understanding the Catholic Church’s teaching on women in the Priesthood - and what is the appropriate way to address Protestant clergywomen. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.

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• ** Did the Church ever ordain women?**
• [Why can’t women be priests? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=21967)
• [What should I call a Protestant clergywoman? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=176493)