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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why should I be part of an organization that I'm not eligible to lead based on my gender?[/quote]

Because “leadership” takes many forms, and within Catholicism most frequently takes the form of self-sacrifice and humility. There are and have been many female leaders in the Church, including Catherine of Sienna, who essentially told the Popes what to do and they did it. The most honored woman in history in Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Confusing “leadership” with administrative power is a common error. Many “leaders” in many denominations (not just Catholicism) are and historically have been anything but true “leaders” in the Christian sense of the word.

Catholicism teaches that the hierarchical administrative structure of the Church is divine in origin; likewise the male priesthood. Neither can be changed. But not all administrative positions require clerical status, and the present Pope has been quite active in finding ways to integrate a feminine perspective into Church administration.  [/quote]

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