The Catholic church believes ordaining women priests is as grave a crime as child rape
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (or the Inquisition, as they used to be called) have decided, in their document the Substantive Norms, that attempting to ordain a woman as a priest is every bit as terrible a crime as a priest abusing their position to sexually assault a child.
Clearly this is offensive, misogynist nonsense and is designed to protect the patriarchal power structures of the church. And as you would expect, sane people the world over are outraged by the proclamation.
Of course, if you happen to live in the UK, your taxes are going to fund the Pope's state visit to Britain later this year to spread more superstition and intolerance - you might want to check out the link below.
