{"id":4199,"date":"2001-04-01T21:12:00","date_gmt":"2001-04-01T21:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catholicpreaching.com\/?p=4199"},"modified":"2013-07-22T21:14:21","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T21:14:21","slug":"the-all-male-celibate-priesthood-the-dignity-of-women-april-2001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catholicpreaching.com\/wp\/the-all-male-celibate-priesthood-the-dignity-of-women-april-2001\/","title":{"rendered":"The All-Male, Celibate Priesthood & The Dignity of Women, April 2001"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fr. Roger J. Landry
\nBishop Connolly High School, Fall River, MA
\nChaplain’s Chat Series on Controversial and Often Misunderstood Issues in Catholicism Series
\nApril 2001<\/p>\n

To download a PDF of the lecture, please click below:<\/em><\/p>\n

All Male Priesthood and the Dignity of Women<\/a><\/p>\n

Outline of the Lecture<\/p>\n

I. Introduction<\/p>\n

II. Why is Ordination reserved to baptized men?<\/p>\n

A. Christ\u2019s Example of Sacred Scripture<\/p>\n

B. The constant practice of the Church in imitation of Christ<\/p>\n

C. The constant living teaching of the Magisterium<\/p>\n

D. Possible Objections to the teaching<\/p>\n

E. Further reflections<\/p>\n

III. Why is there mandatory priestly celibacy in the Roman Rite?<\/p>\n

A. Discipline, not doctrine<\/p>\n

B. Concise position of the Church<\/p>\n

C. More developed reasons from Vatican II<\/p>\n

D. Attitude of the Priest and Faithful toward Priestly Celibacy<\/p>\n

E. Possible objections to the Church\u2019s practice<\/p>\n

IV. Is the dignity of woman in the Church lessened by her exclusion from the ordained ministry?<\/p>\n

A. Mulieris Dignitatem<\/p>\n

B. Equal dignity of women to men in the Church<\/p>\n

C. The apostolic mission of women<\/p>\n

D. Holiness is much more important than hierarchy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fr. Roger J. Landry Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, MA Chaplain’s Chat Series on Controversial and Often Misunderstood Issues in Catholicism Series April 2001 To download a PDF of the lecture, please click below: All Male Priesthood and the Dignity of Women Outline of the Lecture I. Introduction II. 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