The state of the question -- What did ordination mean? -- The ministry of ordained women -- Defining women out of ordination -- Conclusion
Summary
The Roman Catholic leadership still refuses to ordain women officially or even recognise that women are capable of ordination. But is the widely held assumption that women have always been excluded from such roles historically accurate? Gary Macy investigates in this text
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-252) and index
