The Catholic Church Holds That It Is Not Admissible To Ordain Women To The Priesthood, For Very Fundamental Reasons. These Reasons Include: The Example Recorded In The Sacred Scriptures Of Christ Choosing His Apostles Only From Among Men; The Constant Practice Of The Church, Which Has Imitated Christ In Choosing Only Men; And Her Living Teaching Authority Which Has Consistently Held That The Exclusion Of Women From The Priesthood Is In Accordance With God's Plan For His Church.

-Pope Paul VI

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The Catholic Church Holds That It Is

Pope Paul VI

The Catholic Church Holds That It Is Not Admissible To Ordain Women To The Priesthood, For Very Fundamental Reasons. These Reasons Include: The Example Recorded In The Sacred Scriptures Of Christ Choosing His Apostles Only From Among Men; The Constant Practice Of The Church, Which Has Imitated Christ In Choosing Only Men; And Her Living Teaching Authority Which Has Consistently Held That The Exclusion Of Women From The Priesthood Is In Accordance With God's Plan For His Church.

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Teaching

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Practice

For You Deal Here Above All With Human Life, And Human Life Is Sacred; No One May Dare Make An Attempt Upon It. Respect For Life, Even With Regard To The Great Problem Of The Birth Rate, Must Find Here In Your Assembly Its Highest Affirmation And Its Most Rational Defense. Your Task Is To Ensure That There Is Enough Bread On The Tables Of Mankind, And Not To Encourage An Artificial Control Of Births, Which Would Be Irrational, In Order To Diminish The Number Of Guests At The Banquet Of Life.

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