A sure all male thing which won't end till Christs return or the fall of the Catholic Church.
Much more at the site.

Vatican: Excommunication for female priests By VICTOR L. SIMPSON, Associated Press Writer
43 minutes ago

Vatican: Excommunication for female priests - Yahoo! News

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican insisted Friday that it is properly following Christian tradition by excluding females from the priesthood as it issued a new warning that women taking part in ordinations will be excommunicated.

The move dashed the hopes both of women seeking to be priests and of Catholics who see that as an option for a church struggling to recruit men.

A top Vatican official said the church acted after what it described as "so-called ordinations" held in various parts of the world.

Monsignor Angelo Amato of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said the Vatican wanted to provide bishops with a clear response on the issue.

The church has always banned the ordination of women by stating that the priesthood is reserved for males. The new decree is explicit in its reference to women.

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Yea can't keep the words of your great leader.

Prophet Muhammad - “Do you love your creator? Love your fellow-beings first.”

Yeah, we'll have to wait another Pope or two before we get female priests/married priests.

Lame.

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talk about moving the catholic church backwards. this is insane - i do not understand how the pope can seriously think and believe that. of course, if his intention is to continue to shrink the numbers of catholics, then bravo. thats a great way to do it