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Day 216: Who Receives Holy Orders

The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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Why Is Ordination Reserved Exclusively for Men?

LZ Granderson: The church says only a baptize man can receive the sacrament of holy orders. He asks, why is ordination reserved exclusively for men? "The answer and the only theological answer is because that's how Jesus established this," he says. LZ: There are many times when Jesus raised up the dignity of women.

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