Defiance of the Church

     On Saturday, April 27, a woman was ordained as a priest in  group in schism, operating outside the authority of the Church.  She is one of around 150 other women who have gone against the Church and have been ordained. Many people today believe that woman should be allowed to be priests, and that not allowing them to do so is a barbaric practice. These people seem to have a valid and strong argument, yet they are missing the reason behind why only men can become priests. Priests are called to live out their lives similarly to the bishops, as successors to the apostles. Jesus did not appoint any female apostles, they were all male. A priests that is a woman, is not a priest at all. This makes the problem of having women "priests" far more damaging than one may think. They repercussions of their ordination spreads to all as they participate in the sacraments. The sacraments that participate in are not recognized by the Church, they are just a ritual that means nothing. The bread and wine concentrated by a woman persist stays as bread and wine, therefore those who then go to take the Eucharistic do not even participate in a sacrament. People, who go to confess their sins to a woman priest, sins are not forgiven at all. They simply told a poser their sins and then did a penance. Many people believe the issue of women becoming priests is just  a sexist problem, they fail to realize the repercussions of a woman being ordained as a priest.