Vocation: The Priesthood

Today's post will discuss the recent ordination of a Kentucky woman as a priest. In recent years, many have been questioning the Church's ordination of only males into the priesthood. Some take it as the Church is not open to women doing a "man's job," or that the Church is prejudice against females. However, there is a deeper question to be answered here. That question is "what exactly is a vocation?"

A vocation is something we are called to, not something we can easily pick and choose. When pertaining to the priesthood, a vocation is a call from God Himself. One of the biggest misconceptions in today's society is that the priesthood is simply a job that anyone can apply for. The priesthood is a vocation, not a job. Priests are called by God to serve him; to teach, sanctify, and govern. 

The main reason the Church has her current stance on the ordination of female priests is because Christ's Apostles were all men. Even then Christ was not prejudice against women, but rather, to much objection from the authorities, had women, such as Mary Magdalene, as disciples.