Women and the priesthood |
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Irenaeus of lyons |
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Tertullian |
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Hippolytus |
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The Didascalia |
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Firmilian |
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Council of Nicaea I |
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Council of Laodicea |
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Epiphanius of Salamis |
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John Chrysostom |
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The Apostolic Constitutions |
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Augustine |
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The priesthood debate |
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I. Opening remarks |
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1. Catholics believe this doctrine, too |
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2. Exodus 19:6 |
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3. The Old Testament history: kingdom of priests |
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4. Exodus 19:21-22: ministerial priests |
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5. This was not the levitical priesthood |
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6. The argument from parallelism |
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7. I'm happy! |
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priesthood and sacrifice |
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a. The universal priesthoods |
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b. The ministerial priesthoods |
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Appendices to the debate |
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a. Old Testament ordinations |
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b. "offer this as my memorial sacrifice" |
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c. The "once for all" sacrifice |
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d. Things we are not here to discuss |
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Women's ordination |
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it's infallible |
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ordinatio sacerdotalis |
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responsum ad dubium october 28, 1995 |
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concerning the teaching contained in ordinatio sacerdotalis |
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congregation for the doctrine of the faith |
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letter october 28, 1995 |
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concerning the cdf reply regarding ordinatio sacerdotalis |
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women, ordinatio, and angels |
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women priests? |
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otranto's chief evidence; pope gelasius' epistle |
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private judgement or magisterium? |
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objection: the pope did not define |
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otranto's added data: some tombs |
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abuses cannot change doctrine |
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more from councils and fathers |
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conclusion on women priests |
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the Church's gradually deepening penetration |
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into the deposit of faith |
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could a priest ordain a priest? |
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is the diaconate a sacrament? |
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gradual clarification of the word "sacrament" |
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slow development of technical terms |
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some texts on deaconesses |
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Chalcedon vs Nicea? |
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some Eastern rituals |
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a similar rite is found on p.15 of morin |
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conclusion on deaconesses |
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scriptural texts on ordination of women |
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general conclusions on ordination of women |
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appendix; a slide lecture by otranto |
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texts on ordination of women scripture |
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patristic and conciliar texts on ordination of women |
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the male priesthood |
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the argument from sacred tradition |
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introduction |
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the action of jesus |
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a constant tradition catholic priestesses? |
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Can you risk not knowing the truth? |
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sexism or truth? |
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maleness matters |
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confusing initiation with vocation |
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Eucharist and priesthood: different modes of presence |
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no opposition in the will of christ and that of the church |
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church authority under the hand of God |
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false relationship between gosple of life issues and vocations |
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theological authorities |
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see more correspondence |
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the office of new testament priest |
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priestly ordination |
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Bishop, piest, deacon |
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authority |
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apostolic succession |
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what Christ witnesses |
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holy orders |
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"he who hears you, hears me" |
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call no man your father! |
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call no man father? |
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the bible and spiritual fatherhood |
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call no man father? |
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apostolicae curae pope Leo XIII on the nullity of anglican orders (1986) |
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chapter 10 of fishers of men |
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content |
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