Jimmy Carter upset by male Catholic priesthood-CathNews NZ/Pacific

Jimmy Carter upset by male Catholic priesthood

Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

Former United States president Jimmy Carter has accused the Catholic Church of abusive discrimination against women by having an all-male priesthood.

In a Time magazine interview, Carter said “the major religions have discriminated against women in a very abusive fashion and set an example for the rest of society to treat women as secondary citizens”.

He said the Catholic Church had done this with ordination “ever since the third century”.

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