"The theological reasons previously advanced with respect to restricting the ordination of women to the priesthood can be found in the substantial report of the Diocesan Doctrine Commission to the Synod in 1985. The Commission concluded that women are not to assume the authoritative teaching office that properly belongs to men in the Christian congregation. In our own context this would not appear to exclude absolutely the possibility of women preaching or teaching in church. It nevertheless appears to exclude the possibility of women exercising the role of a teaching elder or "priest" as that term is defined by the Anglican Ordinal. (Sec 4.7)"
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