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Anyone who can potentially become pregnant is a big minus for Christian leadership positions.
I blame the Church. The RCC. Ask them.Why do some denominations rule out religious leaders getting married and having children?
They'd have to change the name to Priestess which is a too hard a thing to do....why?.....beats me. There doesn't seem to be any difficulty changing the Commandments of God for the commandments of men.Does anybody know? I don't want to I'm just wondering.
I assume your question is about Catholic priests. There are female pastors.
Why do some denominations rule out religious leaders getting married and having children?
They'd have to change the name to Priestess which is a too hard a thing to do....why?.....beats me. There doesn't seem to be any difficulty changing the Commandments of God for the commandments of men.
Because they are applying humanistic ideas. At the same time women are forbidden to preach, teach, or assume pastoral authority within the local church. That is according to Scripture.Why do some denominations rule out religious leaders getting married and having children?
Because they are applying humanistic ideas. At the same time women are forbidden to preach, teach, or assume pastoral authority within the local church. That is according to Scripture.
To be a Priest back in the days was no easy task, like it is nowadays.
A Priest would be set upon by heathens and Priest had to learn how to defend themselves.
Wolfs and the Shepherd ?
The Shepherd (Priest) was not a gutless weakling like you see Priest are mainly nowadays. they were fire and brimstone preachers of God, not lukewarm parasites.
Outside influence being the worst of this world, many yellow belly priest are about nowadays, all the woman priest that I have met are hopeless. I thought one on TV Myer ? was ok in a way but then seen it all truly was all about salesmanship over all and boasting like an idiot.I would say it is still no easy task, only now the conflict mainly comes from within.
These sort of forums are replete with people saying what they think. They try to avoid searching the scriptures, preferring to slavishly follow what they have been taught by the leader of the church. Which goes to show how badly they have been taught.Not Catholic, but I have a woman pastor at my church and had one at my last. I would never feel comfortable being one, because growing up, I was always taught scriptures of men being the head of the church.
I believe women can be pastors though.
I think scripture is not the answer to all questions.this....They may still get it wrong but at least they are making an attempt to start with scripture, not with "I think....."
We are also required to think. I would see Paul's statement above as generic meaning it could also be understood as meaning, the wife to be the husband of one man. I don't get my knickers in a knot over this stuff.In anyone contends that they can be leaders they have to answer the question from Timothy that leaders have to be the husband of one wife. The question? How can a woman be the husband of one wife unless she is a lesbian who have a tendancy to call anything anything if it suits their purpose.?
Some would disagree.We are also required to think
We are also required to think. I would see Paul's statement above as generic meaning it could also be understood as meaning, the wife to be the husband of one man. I don't get my knickers in a knot over this stuff.