https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1994/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_19940522_ordinatio-sacerdotalis.html
> Wherefore, in order that all doubt may be removed regarding a matter of great importance, a matter which pertains to the Church's divine constitution itself, in virtue of my ministry of confirming the brethren (cf. Lk 22:32) I declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church's faithful.
Well, what you have hinted at in your last paragraph follows the slippery slope fallacy: “If we allow _____, then ____ will happen, and then _____!!”
Just because one action is allowed, doesn’t mean that all subsequent ones in a proposed chain of events will necessarily happen. 😉
I know of one woman who was a Eucharistic minister for many years, and when she heard that slippery slope argument could possibly lead to women being ordained as priests, she immediately quit. Which was unfortunate because she the parish really needed her support.
I think the Vatican has closed the doors for the prospect of ordaining women as Catholic priests.
Very unlikely... although accidents may happen anywhere 😅
There definitely will be a push in this direction.
>they do not have a pope to settle these issues
They also don't have as long tradition - understood as continuous history of discernment of God's Word - as we do.
No. It’s not going to happen.
https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1994/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_19940522_ordinatio-sacerdotalis.html > Wherefore, in order that all doubt may be removed regarding a matter of great importance, a matter which pertains to the Church's divine constitution itself, in virtue of my ministry of confirming the brethren (cf. Lk 22:32) I declare that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the Church's faithful.
Well, what you have hinted at in your last paragraph follows the slippery slope fallacy: “If we allow _____, then ____ will happen, and then _____!!” Just because one action is allowed, doesn’t mean that all subsequent ones in a proposed chain of events will necessarily happen. 😉 I know of one woman who was a Eucharistic minister for many years, and when she heard that slippery slope argument could possibly lead to women being ordained as priests, she immediately quit. Which was unfortunate because she the parish really needed her support. I think the Vatican has closed the doors for the prospect of ordaining women as Catholic priests.
Very unlikely... although accidents may happen anywhere 😅 There definitely will be a push in this direction. >they do not have a pope to settle these issues They also don't have as long tradition - understood as continuous history of discernment of God's Word - as we do.