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  2. Ordination of women in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    In Christianity, the ordination of women has been taking place in an increasing number of Protestant and Old Catholic churches, starting in the 20th century. Since ancient times, certain churches of the Orthodox tradition, such as the Coptic Orthodox Church, have raised women to the office of deaconess. [1]

  3. Ordination of women - Wikipedia

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    Some (most notably former LDS Church members D. Michael Quinn and Margaret Toscano) have argued that the church ordained women in the past and that therefore the church currently has the power to ordain women and should do so; [197] [198] however, there are no known records of any women having been ordained to the priesthood. [199]

  4. Ordination of women and the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    References are made within the earliest Christian communities to the role of women in positions of church leadership. Paul's letter to the Romans, written in the first century, commends Phoebe who is described as "deaconess of the church at Cenchreae" that she be received "in the Lord as befits the saints, and help her in whatever she may require from you, for she has been a helper of many and ...

  5. Here's how to fix priest shortage: Ordain women | Letters to ...

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    Free Press readers weigh in on the woes of the Catholic Church, the narrowly averted shutdown, the Israel-Hamas war and aid to Ukraine.

  6. Women in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    According to Zagano, "While in modern times ordination has been restricted to men, this has not always been the case. Women were ordained deacons up until the fifth century in the West and up to the 11th century in the East." [208] According to Macy, the meaning of ordination during the Medieval Era was not what it is today.

  7. Women in Church history - Wikipedia

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    Women in Church history have played a variety of roles in the life of Christianity—notably as contemplatives, health care givers, educationalists and missionaries. Until recent times, women were generally excluded from episcopal and clerical positions within the certain Christian churches; however, great numbers of women have been influential in the life of the church, from contemporaries of ...

  8. As Vatican summit dodges issue of women clergy, Pope ... - AOL

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    Advocates for a greater role for women in the Catholic Church say Pope Francis is failing their cause at a global meeting of Church leaders drawing to a close this week, by shunting aside the ...

  9. Ordination of women in Methodism - Wikipedia

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    The ordination of women has been commonly practiced in Methodist denominations since the 20th century, and some denominations earlier allowed women to preach.. Historically, as in other Christian denominations, many Methodist churches did not permit women to preach or exercise authority over men.