Talk:Roman Catholic Womenpriests

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The issue of female ordination within the Catholic Church is a settled matter, as the official position of the Church (as expressed in current canon law and Catholic Catechism) is that "Only a baptized man (vir) validly receives sacred ordination."

I think this deviates from a neutral POV because the official position of the Church could be changed. Biscuittin 21:24, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

That's like saying that there's a side to the argument that g = 2.35m/s^2 instead of 9.81m/s^2 in Physics. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.135.197.71 (talk) 20:04, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

• Well, the fact is that the official position of the Catholic Church is that only men can become priests. It is also the fact that there is a significant movement in the Catholic Church that challenges this teaching, in spite of declarations from the Vatican. It is not the business of Wikipedia to state official Church doctrines as a fact. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 23:00, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Then how can Wikipedia have any articles on religion at all? Why can we say "The Catholic Church teaches that God exists" if that is only official church doctrine and not a verified fact? Rather, Wikipedia is stating what the official Catholic Church doctrine on the subject is, not whether or not it is right. And as for the "significant movement in the Catholic Church" that supports womanpriests, I believe that even if 99% of Catholics in the world believed that women should be ordained, unless the Pope and the Vatican approve, it does not matter. Church doctrine still stands. If anyone is more educated than me on this matter, please don't hesitate to respond.