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The Catholic view is that since the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus were all male, only men may be ordained in the Catholic Church. [99] While some consider this to be evidence of a discriminatory attitude toward women, [ 100 ] the Church believes that Jesus called women to different yet equally important vocations in Church ministry. [ 101 ]
According to Catholic Church teaching, "to form an equitable judgment about the subjects' moral responsibility and to guide pastoral action, one must take into account the affective immaturity, force of acquired habit, conditions of anxiety, or other psychological or social factors that lessen or even extenuate moral culpability."
Catholic women have been heavily involved as educationalists and care givers. In keeping with the emphasis of Catholic social teaching, many religious institutes for women have devoted themselves to service of the sick, homeless, disabled, orphaned, aged or mentally ill, as well as refugees, prisoners and others facing misfortune.
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 ...
Gender-affirming surgery, it adds, is to be avoided because “the body serves as the living context in which the interiority of the soul unfolds and manifests itself” but the document says ...
The political activity of the Catholic Church on LGBTQ issues mainly consists of efforts made by the Catholic Church to support or oppose civil government legislation on issues of importance to LGBTQ people. While the Church has condemned violence against gay and lesbian individuals, it has also, in some countries, opposed efforts to ...
Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit Allen Vigneron released a letter Feb. 26, 2024, criticizing transgender identity. In the photo, he speaks during an Ash Wednesday Mass at St ...
Sabrina Carpenter's response to the controversy surrounding her “Feather” music video is getting a reaction all of its own.. The music video, which was released Oct. 30, features the singer in ...