I hesitate to ask this question here, but is there anyone that has done any research on this issue? Have there ever been any doctrinal/scriptural statements that priesthood ordination is reserved exclusively for men? I'm not talking about what happens in the temple (so don't bother bringing that up). I am talking about blessing the sacrament and the laying on of hands.
Is this really an issue similar to blacks in the priesthood, where it is a practice that could and was changed? Have there been scriptural/doctrinal statements that distinguish gender from race with regard to priesthood?
I am not aware of any such doctrine. The proclamation on the family talks about different roles for men and women, which I accept ... but it doesn't say anything about priesthood.
Is this really an issue similar to blacks in the priesthood, where it is a practice that could and was changed? Have there been scriptural/doctrinal statements that distinguish gender from race with regard to priesthood?
I am not aware of any such doctrine. The proclamation on the family talks about different roles for men and women, which I accept ... but it doesn't say anything about priesthood.
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