The fact is that the Catholic Church will not change its
moral code. Since Jesus instituted the Church when He handed the keys of the
kingdom to St. Peter (Matthew 16:19), the Catholic Church consistently has
taught the same morality. God’s laws are unchangeable, regardless of the
changing beliefs of the world. Even though some people within the Church might
sin horribly (as we have seen with the repulsive priest scandal), the laws of
the Church will always stay the same. Premarital sex is wrong and so are
abortion and homosexuality. The Church will not permit these actions just
because they have become socially acceptable.
And, as unpopular as it is, women will never become priests.
Men and women are equal but different. Just as men cannot bear children, women
cannot be priests. Do men ever complain about the unfairness that only women
can carry babies?
Jesus only had male apostles, but no one should accuse Him
of being sexist. Many of His closest followers were women, and He performed His
first public miracle at His mother’s beckoning (John 2:1-11). However, His
apostles, who spread the Gospel to much of the world after Jesus’ Ascension,
were all men. The male priesthood is a dogmatic (unalterable) belief of the
Church, no matter who becomes pope. The Holy Spirit leads the teachings of the
Church (even when certain people in the Church fail), and therefore the
teachings will not change with the times.
God does not change;
truth does not change, and neither does the Catholic Church.
