Regina Jonas (1902)

After being denied ordination at least once, German Jewess Regina Jonas finally found a rabbi willing to defy convention and make her, in 1935, the first ordained woman rabbi. A victim of the Holocaust, Jonas's story went forgotten for many years, only coming to light when some of her writings, including a document titled "Lectures of the One and Only Woman Rabbi, Regina Jonas," were rediscovered long after her death at the hands of the Nazis. Where was she when she delivered these lectures? More...

I am not a Catholic.

But I feel that the Church is right to limit the priesthood to men.

Women, of course, have an important role, too. They make excellent nuns in schools, hospitals, etc.

I have read that the number of nuns is rapidly falling. That is a shame. So many students have learned so much from nuns, and so many hospital patients have been comforted by them. Nuns truly have a calling and deserve our deepest respect. (I personally wish that they would return to wearing the habit. They should look the part.)

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The new Pope seems very open to new ideas. Perhaps he will consider your views on this topic.

James