Last month, the College of the Resurrection, Mirfield released this statement:
At a meeting of the College Council last week, it was decided that ordinands admitted to the College as first year students from September 2010 will be expected to be present at College Eucharists irrespective of the gender of the presiding priest… The change to our admissions policy has immediate effect.
Read the rest at Fr. Gareth Jones' blog.
Latin Text of Anglicanorum Coetibus
Since the apostolic constitution was composed in English - the first such document to be written ...
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The history of the various feasts is fascinating, and a specific time-line is, at best, sketchy. ...
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Actually the celebration of Mary's Conception is the older feast. The Eastern Church celebrated ...
Becoming Catholic
J.M.J.
Noel -
We made a specific request to the Holy See. The Holy Father responded with a...
Thank You
Glad to hear about your decision to enter the Catholic Church!
As a life-long Catholic, and a re...
Mr. Campbell, On the sacramental ministry of women: I am female. I have no calling to be ordained and I prefer male clergy, BUT….I don't know where I've been since 1976! I've never heard a convincing argument against the ordination of women other than tradition and the inerrancy of the Bible (which version?). I don't want to bring the sky down upon my head, but please enlighten me in a reasonable and loving manner. I have a need to understand.
What better argument is there than tradition and the inerrancy of the Bible? It is precisely because the Church is informed by Holy Writ and the Apostolic Tradition that the priesthood is conferred only on males.
I would refer you to the Apostolic Letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis of Pope John Paul II which is definitive on the subject. While this letter is not in and of itself considered infallible, the teaching therein is infallible under the ordinary Magisterium, as this doctrine has been held consistently by the Catholic Church.