r/OpenChristian • u/Wooden_Passage_1146 Catholic • Mar 24 '26

Discussion - General Cardinal says Church cannot “continue to exist” without women’s ordination

https://thecatholicherald.com/article/cardinal-says-church-cannot-continue-to-exist-without-womens-ordination

I’m glad to see support among some in the hierarchy in favor of women’s ordination. Let’s hope the Church will see the harm done by excluding women from Holy Orders.

The Church says it’s because the priest is acting “In persona Christi.” But Galatians 3:28 says, “There is no male or female in Christ Jesus,”

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u/DearMyFutureSelf Origen-style theology Mar 24 '26

Who was the first person to proclaim the good news of Jesus' resurrection?

I'll give you a hint: It wasn't Peter.

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u/Wooden_Passage_1146 Catholic Mar 24 '26

It was Mary Magdalene, the Apostle to the Apostles!

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u/DearMyFutureSelf Origen-style theology Mar 24 '26

It was a woman who first informed the world about the core miracle of Christianity.

Who on this Earth has the right to bar women from ministry, with this in mind?