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Not tradition, but Tradition (capital) Handel Send a noteboard - 28/10/2009 04:15:40 PM
There is a difference. Holy Tradition is the deposit of faith, the faith delivered once unto the saints, as St. Paul said. The Catholic Faith is non-negotiable.

The part about the "perfect man" as in only male is kinda bunk. For under christian theology the "perfect man" died for the sins of both male and female, not just male.


While that is partly true, it must be remembered that Christ is the great High Priest, and the character of Holy Orders is and always has been male in nature because of this. This has been the teaching of the Apostles and Fathers of the Church from the beginning of Christianity. It is simply impossible to confer the sacrament of Holy Orders on women (a theological impossibility).

That said, there is historical precedent for deaconesses, separate from the Apostolic diaconate, to perform specific functions and ministries, though it has mostly fallen into disuse with the advent of women monastics/nuns. There are however some deaconesses in the Orthodox Church and among catholic Anglicans even today. Nevertheless, this order of deaconesses is separate from the Order of bishops, priests and deacons in Apostolic Succession.

This message last edited by Handel on 28/10/2009 at 04:16:03 PM
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