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From: das@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: Marchionni on women priests
Message-ID: <3975@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 18-Feb-85 19:38:17 EST
Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.3975
Posted: Mon Feb 18 19:38:17 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 24-Feb-85 02:13:10 EST
References: <1580V6M@PSUVM>
Reply-To: das@ucla-cs.UUCP (David Smallberg)
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
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Summary: 

In article <1580V6M@PSUVM> V6M@PSUVM.BITNET writes:
	>Most of what follows is my recall from NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGESTER.
	>some reasons on why there are no women priests...
	  ...
	>                               The priest takes the place of Christ in
	>the eyes of the faithful in most things, so since Christ was a man,
	>his earthly representative should also be a man.  Christ came as a man
	>and said the first Mass at the last supper therefore his reps should
	>be as like Him as possible..therefore men.
	  ...
	>Marchionni  V6M@PSUVM.BITNET

I have never understood why the Roman Catholic Church uses this reasoning, that
priests must be male and celibate because Jesus was.  Jesus had two legs and two
arms, therefore amputees can't be priests.  Jesus could see and hear, therefore
no blind or deaf man can be a priest.  Jesus was Jewish, so only those
Christians who obey Mosaic Law can be priests.  Jesus was Semitic, so no blacks,
Latinos, Asians, or Europeans can be priests.  Jesus never saw his fortieth
birthday, so no middle-aged or elderly man can be a priest.  Etc., etc., etc.

There may be other reasons to support a celibate male priesthood, but I wish
this one were laid to rest.

-- David Smallberg, das@ucla-cs.ARPA, {ihnp4,ucbvax}!ucla-cs!das