Catholic Church teaches men and women should have equal roles in life and society
as far as ministry is concerned, women able to study and teach in theological colleges
women also extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, visit the sick, take funerals in certain circumstances and so on
estimated over 80% of religious teachers and pastoral visitors in USA Catholic Church are women
Over half of lectors and extraordinary ministers in British Catholic Church are women
However
Catholic Church also teaches only men can be ordained priests. teaches that this does not affect equal status of women --> because of special function of priest representing Jesus at the Mass.
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