The Roman Catholic Womenpriests movement and the Association of Roman Catholic Women priests are two organizations working toward women having the opportunity to be ordained in the Catholic Church. Reverend Jean Marchant a member of the Roman Catholic Womenpriests movement was ordained a priest July 25 of 2005. She believed women should have a more prominent role in the church and wanted something more drastic and dramatic to happen through her work. Before she was ordained a priest, she worked as the director of healthcare ministry for the archdiocese of Boston. As she worked she hoped to push the boundaries of the church. As she worked with the priests and bishops she wanted to change their outlook on the possibilities of women being
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Whether it be in the workplace, equal pay, and now in the church. It is the year 2016 and women should be able to have the same opportunities that males have. The Women’s Rights Movement lasted from 1848 to 1920, and is also said to have continued through the Civil Rights Movement. During this time women got the right to vote, could get jobs, and decide what they wanted to do with their future (“Feminism” 2). This was a great period of time for women, but they still suffer from not having equal rights as men and they continue to work hard to be seen as equals.
In the Church, especially women are not seen as equal. In the hierarchy which includes the pope, bishops, priests, and deacons, there are no women. Because there are no women acting in these roles, females have no say in the church. They do not get to vote on important decisions like what should be considered doctrine or who the next pope should be. The only role a woman can have in the church is being a nun or a sister. Even if a woman is a nun, she does not get to speak her voice in the church. Nun’s can not perform sacraments, or run a mass, or even bless the
Whether it be in the workplace, equal pay, and now in the church. It is the year 2016 and women should be able to have the same opportunities that males have. The Women’s Rights Movement lasted from 1848 to 1920, and is also said to have continued through the Civil Rights Movement. During this time women got the right to vote, could get jobs, and decide what they wanted to do with their future (“Feminism” 2). This was a great period of time for women, but they still suffer from not having equal rights as men and they continue to work hard to be seen as equals.
In the Church, especially women are not seen as equal. In the hierarchy which includes the pope, bishops, priests, and deacons, there are no women. Because there are no women acting in these roles, females have no say in the church. They do not get to vote on important decisions like what should be considered doctrine or who the next pope should be. The only role a woman can have in the church is being a nun or a sister. Even if a woman is a nun, she does not get to speak her voice in the church. Nun’s can not perform sacraments, or run a mass, or even bless the