Sentences with phrase «favor ordination»
It was expelled by the Vatican for, among other deviations, favoring the ordination of women and an inclusive view of gay people.
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Those who favor women's ordination argue that women can represent Christ as well as men because femaleness is an attribute along the lines of Jewishness.
The South, with 30 per cent, has the highest proportion in favor of ordination of homosexuals — still another southern surprise.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA voted today in favor of changing ordination standards to remove language requiring ministers «live either in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman, or chastity in singleness.»