Breaking the Silence on Women's Ordination on the 15th Annual World Day of Prayer

Supporters of women's equality in the church gathered outside the Vatican Embassy in Washington, DC on March 25, 2009. Aisha Taylor, WOC Executive Director, and Erin Saiz Hanna, WOC Assistant Director, make the case for women's ordination and bring to light the many injustices against women that have recently occured in the Roman Catholic Church.

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[PZMedic]

@88silverflame88 St. Therese, St. Teresa of the child Jesus, St. Rita, St. Monica, Blessed Virgin Mary. I could go on with the hundreds of woman Saints in the church but you should get my point. All of these women did wonders for the church without being priests.  If women are leaving the church then it is thier souls they are endangering. The truth cannot be changed on the whim of a few radicals.

[bearnurse1]

@FaithandTradition "worry about your own stupid church". Is that how your church teaches you to respond to people you don't agree with? You are a part of the problem with lack of civility in todays world. The bishops can TRY to stop discussion of womens ordination all they want. But people will continue to speak out against the RCCs archaic man made policy of interfering with Gods calling of women to priesthood.

[coolwater55]

@rcarnes1988 Popes and priests used to marry and have children. They CHANGED that. Mary Magdalene was the first offical preacher.

Rm 16 Phoebe is a deacon, Junia is outstanding amoung apostles etc

Interesting how church fathers made the rules, yet they do NOT resemble what Jesus deigned. The little we know in the 4 gospels.

Interesting that John says there are not enough books in the world that could tell of all Jesus said and did, but he only gets 4 Books out of 72.

[coolwater55]

@PZMedic

If women were considered equal worth (as JESUS had done) back in the day when women like St. Theresa, St. Rita etc lived, then they would have been priests if that was their true calling.

It is only men who deny women. Jesus never denied women.

[rendubot]

YEA WANNA GROW A DICK TOO HUH

[rcarnes1988]

And to be publicly speaking out you are not Catholic you are outside the church. You either accept all or nothing.

[rcarnes1988]

Women can never be ordained, jp2 close the door on that "the church has no authority to ordain women"period it can no be change. The church is a monarchy not a democracy it does not matter what catholic voices say.

[timflo3]

@88silverflame88 This is one area in the so called women's rights movement that has no validity in action. The Pontiff cannot change this issue and those who wished it was not the case aren't doing their homework. The Canon of the Catholic Church clearly defines the roles of the priesthood. Don't ever look for a change in the Sacrament of Holy Orders because it cannot be changed....plain and simple.

[MrJayguess]

@Duggars14 What condescending misogynistic bigoted garbage!

[MrJayguess]

@88silverflame88 If you feel called to ordination the answer is simple. Leave the bigots beind and oin the Anglican Church - that can equally trace its ordination through apostolic succession. You will be treated as equal humans and not baby-factories. In most Anglican Churches - including the Episcopal Church - women can be priests and even bishops. And, most importantly, you will find God's love there - not misogynistic bigotry.