# Catholics thinking of ordaining women? \[i.e. Roman Catholic Church's priorities fucked up. E **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [July 17, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-thinking-of-ordaining-women-i-e-roman-catholic-churchs-priorities-fucked-up-e/547036 "2010-07-17T15:04:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 62
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-thinking-of-ordaining-women-i-e-roman-catholic-churchs-priorities-fucked-up-e/547036/62 "2010-07-18T17:48:12Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > But that’s the whole point of what it means to practice this religion. You get tempted all the time to disobey the rules and you choose not to give in. You could steal, but you choose not to. You could cheat on your wife, but you choose not to. You could get an abortion, but you choose not to. Right, I get that. I’m just saying that given the general effect of giving in to temptation, the effect of being removed from a club is rather less of a serious thing than is excommunication. Basically that it’s a weak analogy; excommunication is a much stronger potential negative than is being kicked out out of a club. > [@](#): > > Not a big deal, but I think it’s inaccurate. You’re not barred from attending Church services. You’re not shunned, and you’re easily able to rejoin if you repent. You’re not ejected physically, but you are ejected spiritually, as I understand it. You may still sit in a church, surrounded by fellow believers, but you no longer belong to that community. > [@](#): > > No, I didn’t mean that you were bashing the RCC. I made that post, and then realized I hadn’t answered your earlier question. Thanks for clearing it up. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-thinking-of-ordaining-women-i-e-roman-catholic-churchs-priorities-fucked-up-e/547036)._