The Papal No
Subtitle: The Vatican's Refusal to Ordain Women
Publisher: Crossroad General Interest
Published: September 25, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780824522711
Subjects: Christian ministry & pastoral activity; History of religion; Women's studies; Ordination of women; History of doctrines; Religion - Catholicism; Religion; Sexuality & Gender Studies; Christianity - History - Catholic; Religion / Catholicism; Religion / General; Christianity - Catholic; Catholic Church
First sentence: As will become clear in these pages, the magisterium - the teaching authority of the church - holds that women have a threefold mission determined by their sex: virgin, wife, and mother.