Yes,the church of England made priesthood(especially deacons and presiding bishops.)open to women in 1990 and started ordaining them in 1994.Other Anglican churches like Episcopal Church Of The United States,the Anglican church of Canada,the Anglican Church Of Australia and more ordain women as priests,deacons and bishops.Most(unfortunately,not all) churches of the Anglican communion ordain women as priests even the protestant churches.Protestant churches ordain women full light in accordance with their doctrine that the make a priesthood of all believers o f God.Other churches like the roman catholic church,Jehovah's withnesses churches and orthodox churches do not ordain women as priests.The ordination of women exists in the catholic church it's just not very widespread.There is a thing called the roman catholic women priests but they were excommunicated(excommunication is the highest power of punishment a pope has next to being put to death.When a person is excommunicated it mean they are banished from all church services,they could not attend congregational prayer,a child could not be baptisted,circumcised or christened).
Yes there are.The church of England is Anglican church and most(unfortunately,not all) churches of the Anglican communion ordain women as priests.They made open the position as priests in 1990 and started ordaining them in 1994.Other Anglican churches like the episcopal church of the united states,the Anglican church of Canada,the Anglican church of Australia and much more ordain women.The protestant churches ordain women in full light according to their doctrine that they should make a priesthood of all believers including women if taken in a literally.Other churches like the roman catholic church,Jehovah's withnesses church and latter day saints church do not ordain women.The ordination of women exist in the catholic church(except Rome.)it's just not very widespread.
None at present
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Yes, a catholic priest can have a woman as a friend as long as it is strictly a platonic friendship.
Priestess
Any single priest or minister or other official with the authority to marry people would qualify.
there are no women priests in Islam religion.
It depends on the culture. Most of them have/had woman who are/were priestess or oracles.
A priest is a person who mainly is a man sometimes a woman who has been configured to Christ through the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Here are some examples of what a priest does: Celebrates Holy Mass, baptisms, weddings, reconciliation and funerals.Priests may be given responsibility for any of a bishop's works or for parishes under his authority
there are no women priests; it is not allaowed in the catholic church.
Any priest can give absolution to any other priest, regardless of station.
yes its basically mandatory plus all the woman are feening for the priest because of his social satus,which is the highest out of all the people.
The catholic church has never permitted Female Priests.
No. If a man or woman wants to be a priest/priestess, he/she cannot marry.
The priest absolved the woman of her sins after she had given confession.