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Syllogistic Arguments 1. P1: Jesus chose only male apost

1. P1: Jesus chose only male apostles.

P2: The priesthood is patterned after the office of the apostles.

P3: Therefore, priests must be male.

2. The syllogistic argument stated above is valid in so far as it goes. The arguments make sense, and the two propositions would lead to the final conclusion. However, the argument is questionable because it is based on something imposed after the fact. Jesus did not state that only males could be apostles--at least it does not say so here. It only says that he chose males for apostles and that the Church thereafter followed this rule without being told it was a rule. There is an assumption in the first proposition that this is the way it has to be.

3. P1:Jesus chose as his apostles only Jews who spoke Aramaic, who were married, and who had not read the (nonexistent) gospels.

P2: The priesthood is modeled after the apostles.

P3: Therefore priests should be Jews who speak Aramaic, who are married, and who have not read the (now in existence) gospels.

Since none of these characteristics are necessary for the priesthood--and indeed some of them are proscribed for the priesthood--the similar argument made by the Pope is invalid.

4. P1:Jesus followed the customs of his society in selecting males rather than females as his apostles.

P2: The priesthood is modeled after the selection of the apostles.

P3:Therefore the Church should follow the customs of the time and admit both men and women as equals into the priesthood.

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