The Prodigal Catholic

Why Women Can't Be Priests + Why I'm Celibate

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Christopher West put it this way.

The only essential difference between men & women:

  • Only men produce sperm and become fathers.
  • Only women produce ova and become mothers.

    • That is the essential biological difference between a man & a woman.

    So, unless priesthood has something intrinsically to do with maleness - which involves producing sperm and becoming a father,

    • then it's simply a matter of unjust discrimination to say that women cannot be priests.

      • And that's exactly the point!

      Priesthood has everything to do with maleness - which involves producing sperm and becoming a father!

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      The Prodigal CatholicBy Fr. Richard Conlin